The let-her-starve crowd has finally seen its death wish for Terri Schiavo become a reality.  But they didn’t walk away unscathed.  For example, after the presidential election, many of those not associated with the pro-life community said they wanted to reach out to them.  Well, they had their chance to speak up, but decided instead to run.  Their silence will not be forgotten. 

The Schiavo case brought to the surface many questions that should long ago have been addressed.  In this regard, the teachings of the Catholic Church on end-of-life issues is a model of clarity compared to that of all the other religions.  It’s time that all world religions more forthrightly tackled these issues before it’s too late.  And by that I mean before the secular bioethicists rule the day, for many of them don’t know the difference between a hamster and a human.