The decision by the US Supreme Court not to hear the appeal of Terry Schiavo's parents to overrule her wishes not to be kept alive by artifical means- as expressed to her husband and reaffirmed by court after court - is a welcomed one. This is a tragic case that should never have become a political football. But Tom DeLay and George W. Bush - who say they support a culture of life at the same time they work hard to cut health care programs for the poor to pay for tax cuts for the rich - used Ms. Schiavo's case to to pander to their political base. Now we know the Republicans in Congress are willing to interfer in personal medical decisions to score poltical points. You can bet this sorry episode will show up in their fund raising literature as they seek money from the extreme right in American politics for the mid-term elections. Pray for Ms. Schiavo today and her family that they might finally find some measure of peace.
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