Population Control on our Shores

The Culture of Death has once again reared its ugly head. I'm speaking of the starvation, by court order, of 39-year old Terri Schindler-Schiavo. She had her feeding tube removed today, October 15th, at 2 P.M.

Terri, age 39, is disabled. She is not in a coma, not in a persistent vegetative state. She is aware of her surroundings and has communicated that she does not want to be starved to death. Just two days ago, Terri’s parents, Bob & Mary Schindler, released the following statement:

“We love our daughter very much and we want her home. Over the last 13 years, Terri has laughed with us, cried with us, talked with us, and even tried to get out of her chair. The accusations that Terri is in a coma or is a ‘vegetable’ are a lie.

We beg Michael Schiavo, and those working with him to end our daughter’s life, to let her come home to her family. We will sign any agreement you want, giving you all monies related to Terri’s collapse and any insurance money that may be forthcoming. You take the money. We just want our daughter.”

We must act now. I encourage you to do the following:

1. Phone Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and ask him to intervene again and save Terri’s life. Call (850) 488-7146 (a comments line) and (850) 488-4441.

2. Ask Bishop Robert Lynch and his diocesan priests to protect Terri who is one of their flock. Please call the Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg: (727) 344-1611

3. Urge President Bush and his administration to find and use a proper federal basis to save Terri's life: The White House: (202) 456-1414; US Attorney General John Ashcroft: (202) 514-2001; US Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Division: (202) 514-2151.

4. Contact the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, (202) 541-3000, and encourage them to intervene, and to make a statement and to work on behalf on Terri.

5. Let us pray for Terri, her parents, family and friends. Let us pray that this atrocity will be stopped.

Steve Mosher is the president of Population Research Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to debunking the myth that the world is overpopulated.

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