As we look at the case of Terri Schiavo, we are dealing with some far bigger issues, quite candidly, than whether someone wants medical treatment or wants to refuse medical treatment. Let me begin by laying out a factual backdrop because I think the facts are a very large component to understanding the Schiavo case.
Number one, Terri is as alive as you are. You may be sitting here thinking, “Well, I’ve heard she is on a ventilator; she is being kept alive by tubes, and so on.” But as we sit here today, Terri Schiavo is every bit as alive as you and I.