Human Rights?

I would just like to point out that as govorner of Texas, Bush signed a law allowing hospitals to pull the plug against a family's wishes if the chance for recovery was non-existent, and the patient could not pay. This is called the Texas Futile Care Law. Just this week a baby was removed from life support against his mothers wishes thanks to this law (ahem...can we say pro-life?). Now Bush is signing a bill to let Congress step in and tell Terri Shiavo's husband what he should do.
Could Bush be any more inconsistent.

Oh wait, I just realized that is consistent. In both cases he's working towards taking the decision away from the family members who are the ones emotionally involved.

According to an ABC poll, 67% of Americans think that congress is just interveining for political gain, and I'd have to say that I agree.

Other notes:
- Republicans have repeatedly voted to abolish medicare funding that would pay for the kind of care that someone like Terri Shiavo needs.
- The tort reform that Bush is pushing to pass would preclude malpractice claims like that which has paid for Terri Shiavo's care thus far.
- The recently passed bankrupty bill will make it more difficult for families who suffer a catastrophic illness like Terry Schiavo's because they will not be able to declare chapter 7 bankruptcy and get a fresh start when the gargantuan medical bills become overwhelming.

So basically what congress and the president is telling us is that we should have no choice in the fate of our loved one, and we should be screwed into the ground when it comes to paying for this fate. Great.