Terri Schiavo has died- how many more innocent deaths to come?

A commentator on my post concerning Terris death stated:

We in the States began sowing the wind decades ago and now we are begin to reap the smallest of horrific harvests yet to come. It was inevitable that a culture that, thirty-plus years ago, pronounced when life began would soon determine when life should end…..

As an American, I am guilty of the sins of my government; as members of the human race, we all are guilty and share the responsibility of such heinous and unconscionable crimes against God.

Truly, the death of Terri Schiavo diminishes us all.

Is there a difference between inaction and action one asks? Much (including the vicarious guilt my commentator expresses) swings on that question. Is giving a lethal injection really so very different to not feeding someone? Is signing the court order so different from not voting or not writing a letter? Are we all guilty?

Certainly as a society, the west has a lot of guilt. And, as unpopular as it may be to say this I DO see a connection between this case and the apparent lack of concern over civillian deaths in Iraq shown by the alliance. At least the government will be officially collecting data on the death of Terri, although how any doctor can write on a death certificate anything other than “dehydration and starvation caused by neglect” I dont know.

Anyway, many years ago I heard of a chilling prophecy that said: “The generation that begun killing its children will itself be killed by its children”

Sadly, Terri’s is not the first case of its kind, nor will it be the last. How long before we start more widespread “mercy killings” of the old and otherwise infirm is anybody’s guess, but you can bet that it is coming. With an aging population, such actions will be seen as economically essential by some.