This will be my one and only post on the Terri Schiavo case.
(B'li neder!)
[UPDATE: B'li neder is a Hebrew expression, which in this context translates as, "Not!!!"]
I don't want to get too deeplly involved in the debate, only because I'm coming to it very late and I'm playing catch-up. I do believe this is an important issue and I don't feel I have anything worthwhile to contribute. So I'll just point you to some sites that have been following the case.
Cards on table: My own views on the issue are still evolving as I learn more. As I write this, I find myself leaning toward the pro-life side. I am not a pro-life absolutist, and I can envision any number of nightmare scenarios in which I would not wish to be kept alive, nor wish that for someone else. But I'm not convinced that this applies to Terri. And in general I've found the pro-life arguments more persuasive in this debate.
I should also point out that my views have been partly shaped by the debate on an e-mail group I belong to. (Thanks, Judith!)
And that's all I'm going to say on this. Here are some links to sites, pro and con, that I've found the most informative:
Pro-life:
Kesher Talk - "Save Terri" from a liberal Jewish perspective
Straight Up with Sherri - "Save Terri" from a conservative Christian perspective
Discarded Lies
Pro-release:
Respectful of Otters
Obsidian Wings
Thanks to reader Kai Jones for these links.
Ongoing debate:
The Corner
On federalism:
Ann Althouse
Also please see:
Code Blue - A radiologist analyzes Terri Schiavo's brain scan. Please read the comment thread as well.
Victory Soap enters the fray.
