Obama regrets intervening to save Terri Schiavo

[Mttw633]

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php? ... geId=57488

Asked in last night's debate to name a regret, Sen. Barack Obama said he would like to take back his vote authorizing Congress to intervene to save the life of the brain-injured Florida woman Terri Schiavo.







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MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Obama regrets intervening to save Terri Schiavo
'It wasn't something I was comfortable with'

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Posted: February 27, 2008
10:33 am Eastern

© 2008 WorldNetDaily


Terri Schiavo

Asked in last night's debate to name a regret, Sen. Barack Obama said he would like to take back his vote authorizing Congress to intervene to save the life of the brain-injured Florida woman Terri Schiavo.

Schiavo, on whom WND reported extensively, died of starvation and dehydration in March 2005, two weeks after a federal judge ruled her husband could order doctors to withhold food and water.

Her parents, Robert and Mary Schindler, battled unsuccessfully through Florida's state courts and federal courts to spare her life. She was not on artificial life support but needed a feeding tube to eat and drink, a measure her husband opposed.

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Congress got involved by allowing the Schindlers to argue their case in federal court after their appeals in state courts failed. The Senate approved by unanimous consent a compromise plan that the House later endorsed and President Bush signed.

But during last night's Democratic presidential candidate debate with Sen. Hillary Clinton, Obama confirmed he believed congressional intervention in Schiavo's case was wrong.

"When I first arrived in the Senate that first year, we had a situation surrounding Terri Schiavo," Obama said. "And I remember how we adjourned with a unanimous agreement that eventually allowed Congress to interject itself into that decision-making process of the families. It wasn't something I was comfortable with, but it was not something that I stood on the floor and stopped," he said.

"And I think that was a mistake, and I think the American people understood that that was a mistake. And as a constitutional law professor, I knew better," Obama continued.

[perigrini]

That shows pure evil at one's core and proves him unfit for any office, rather less the presidency.

It seems very likely he'd support pulling the plug on this person as well, but it ended well despite the efforts of the liberals and our government to murder this child...

I’ve written thousands and thousands of blog posts over the year and 16 years’ worth of newspaper columns. Some of the stories enter your heart and never leave. Haleigh Poutre’s story was one of those stories.

Longtime readers will remember Haleigh from two years ago. She was the 11-year-old girl in Massachusetts who had been hospitalized after her stepfather allegedly burned her and beat her nearly to death with a baseball bat. Haleigh, in a coma, was kept alive by a feeding tube and ventilator. Doctors said she was “virtually brain dead” — in a persistent vegetative state with no hope of recovery. The Massachusetts Department of Social Services wanted to remove Haleigh’s feeding and breathing tubes. They called her “hopeless.” They called her condition “irreversible.”

As they moved to pull the plug, a miracle happened: She started breathing on her own.

Her case revealed massive, dangerous bureaucratic incompetence and the fallibility of the medical establishment.

Now, the Boston Herald reports that Haleigh Poutre–who turned 14 on Sunday–is now speaking about the unimaginable abuse she suffered:

Defying all odds, the brain-damaged Westfield girl who was days away from a state order to remove her from life support in 2006 is now communicating information about the horrific abuse that nearly killed her, according to new court documents.

Although once thought to be brain-dead, Haleigh Poutre, who turned 14 on Sunday, is now ‘making statements alleging abuse” by her stepfather Jason Strickland, according to a motion filed in Hampden Superior Court last month by Strickland’s attorney, Alan Black of Springfield.

Haleigh is recovering at a Brighton rehabilitation hospital, where her condition has reportedly vastly improved since the legal battle over her life captured national headlines in 2006.

Haleigh was beaten into a coma Sept. 11, 2005, allegedly at the hands of Strickland and his wife, Holli Strickland, Haleigh’s adoptive mother and biological aunt.

Black’s motion indicates that a 51A concerning Haleigh has been forwarded to him by Hampden County District Attorney William Bennett. A 51A is a report of abuse or neglect that can be filed with the Department of Social Services.

“This creates issues concerning competency and (Haleigh’s) ability to testify and recall events in light of her severe head trauma,” Black wrote in the motion that requests a new trial schedule be set so he has time to review the information and hire experts.

Bennett is not commenting on the case against Strickland.

Eight days after Haleigh’s near-fatal beating, DSS sought a court order allowing Haleigh to be removed from life support. Jason Strickland objected, but in January 2007, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that DSS could remove Haleigh from life support. The next day, DSS announced that Haleigh was breathing on her own, and it had halted plans to remove her feeding tube.

News reports last year indicated that Haleigh could eat, write her name and flex muscles - all activities that doctors once said would never be possible.As I’ve noted before, there is a powerful institutional motive for covering up Haleigh’s progress.

Don’t forget her.

source: http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/27/ha ... re-speaks/

Edited to add, here's a picture of the child:

[Mttw633]

It really grieves me that our nation is leaning for a man who feels this way. And for that poor girl being abused. But God's got a plan for her.

[TRUTHSPEAK]

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. (MATTHEW 18:2-10)

I think about the the 50 million-that's 50,000,000-plus little children (babies) who've been murdered since the Satanic 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court ruling. I think about their little souls crying out to the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY. I think about those who support &/or condone the murdering of unborn little babies. I think about people like Obama.

I wonder what God thinks...

[Swayde]

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. (MATTHEW 18:2-10)

I think about the the 50 million-that's 50,000,000-plus little children (babies) who've been murdered since the Satanic 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court ruling. I think about their little souls crying out to the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY. I think about those who support &/or condone the murdering of unborn little babies. I think about people like Obama.

I wonder what God thinks...

I'm pretty sure it's safe to assume that God's heart is broken by it, and He has got to be getting pretty angry.

If we are born into sin then if they are killed before being born they'd be able to go to heaven right?

[TRUTHSPEAK]

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. (MATTHEW 18:2-10)

I think about the the 50 million-that's 50,000,000-plus little children (babies) who've been murdered since the Satanic 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court ruling. I think about their little souls crying out to the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY. I think about those who support &/or condone the murdering of unborn little babies. I think about people like Obama.

I wonder what God thinks...

I'm pretty sure it's safe to assume that God's heart is broken by it, and He has got to be getting pretty angry.

If we are born into sin then if they are killed before being born they'd be able to go to heaven right?

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. (PSALM 139:13-16)

Yes Swayde, the hundreds of millions-if not billions-of murdered unborn babies, the most innocent of this sin sick society, most assuredly are in heaven...

[Swayde]

Thank you Truth, that certainly is a good thing to know for sure. I figured they did, but I just couldn't be sure. It's still such a horrible thing though. What gets me most is that they refuse to even acknowledge it as murder by trying to act like it's "just a fetus" and a "termination of pregnancy". It's so cold and heartless and just plain sick. It disgusts me and saddens me and makes me so angry. And then to have the nerve to call themselves pro-choice, yeah right, a true pro-choice person would consider letting the baby have a choice, not just some selfish person who can't be inconvenienced with 9 months of pregnancy. It's such a personal issue for me. I've known people who've had abortions and I'd even considered it briefly once, thank God I didn't go through with it and the people I do know who did, still feel guilt over it even though it's been years and would never do it again.

[TRUTHSPEAK]

Thank you Truth, that certainly is a good thing to know for sure. I figured they did, but I just couldn't be sure. It's still such a horrible thing though. What gets me most is that they refuse to even acknowledge it as murder by trying to act like it's "just a fetus" and a "termination of pregnancy". It's so cold and heartless and just plain sick. It disgusts me and saddens me and makes me so angry. And then to have the nerve to call themselves pro-choice, yeah right, a true pro-choice person would consider letting the baby have a choice, not just some selfish person who can't be inconvenienced with 9 months of pregnancy. It's such a personal issue for me. I've known people who've had abortions and I'd even considered it briefly once, thank God I didn't go through with it and the people I do know who did, still feel guilt over it even though it's been years and would never do it again.

Swayde, I figure there is only one reason the so-called Pro Choice murderers use "highly educated?" terminology (Fetus & so on) in their wicked pursuits:

1. They're evil, thus they cover their malignant designs, and in turn put some rotten salve on their evil consciences.

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! (ISAIAH 5:20)

Yes, there is forgiveness for women who've committed abortions, but too many studies have found these self-same women are psychologically scarred, and I would have to add, I'm sure they'll reap it for the rest of their natural lives. Their souls are saved, but the reaping shan't go away...

But it's the men-of whom I'm one-in our society who shall most certainly stand at the Judgement Seat of Christ without an excuse for cowering down in cowardly fear -for relinquishing their God-given authority as heads of households...