it now supports assisted suicide!
The pro-life community just switched positions;
Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:45
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The pro-life community just switched positions; it now supports
assisted
suicide!
You blinked, you missed it. The pro-life community just
switched
positions; it now supports assisted suicide! In their vital
fight to save
Florida’s Terri Schiavo from being starved to death by judicial
decree,
they foolishly hinged their position on the absence of a
“written
directive.”
If the Hemlock Society had tried to pass a federal law
legitimizing
assisted suicide, pro-lifers would have stopped them. But
pro-life
leaders have so often compromised on “Thou shall not murder,”
they no
longer realize when they’re making concessions. They tried
desperately to
pass the Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act which, for
the first
time ever in federal law, would have legitimized state assisted
suicide
laws permitting “the withdrawal of food or fluids” simply with
“a written
advance directive valid under applicable law.”
Morality does not require ventilating and pumping fluids through
a
brain-dead virtual corpse, but starving someone to death is
wrong. With
this development, the pro-life movement would have people
looking to “pull
the plug,” and when finding no plug, go ahead and assist in
suicide by
starvation because of a “written directive.” And now that even
pro-lifers
are sliding down the slippery slope, when the culture of death
wants to
prevent the suffering of starvation and administer a
mercy-killing lethal
injection, who will be left to argue?
Pastor Bob Enyart
Denver Bible Church (.org)
303 463-1707
********************************
H.R. 1332 - Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act 14 (14 R)
Cosponsors - 14 Republicans
Introduced: Mar 16, 2005
Sponsor: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]
Status: Passed House
Last Action: Mar 20, 2005: Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the
Judiciary.
Library of Congress, "The text of H.R. 1332 has not yet been
received from
GPO. Bills are generally sent to the Library of Congress from
the
Government Printing Office a day or two after they are
introduced on the
floor of the House or Senate. Delays can occur when there are a
large
number of bills to prepare or when a very large bill has to be
printed."
“The Incapacitated Person’s Legal Protection Act of 2005”
http://www.nrlc.org/euthanasia/Terri/FedLaw.html
(...)
Relevant excerpt:
Section 3. Extension of Habeas Protections.
(a) In general. Chapter 153 of title 28, United States
Code, is
amended by striking section 2256 and inserting the following:
Ҥ 2256. Extension of habeas protections to certain persons
subject to
court orders.
(a) For the purposes of this chapter, an incapacitated
person
shall be deemed to be in custody under sentence of a court
established by Congress, or deemed to be in custody pursuant to
the judgment of a State Court, as the case may be, when an order
of such a court authorizes or directs the withholding or
withdrawal of food, fluids or medical treatment necessary to
sustain the person’s life. In a habeas proceeding under this
section the person having custody shall be deemed to encompass
those parties authorized or directed by the court order to
withdraw or withhold food, fluids, or medical treatment, and
there shall be no requirement to produce at the hearing the body
of the incapacitated person. As used in this section, the term
“incapacitated person” means an individual who is presently
incapable of making relevant decisions concerning the provision,
withholding, or withdrawal of food, fluids or medical treatment
under applicable state law.
(b) SUBSECTION (a) DOES NOT APPLY IN THE CASE OF A
JUDICIAL
PROCEEDING IN WHICH NO PARTY DISPUTES, AND THE COURT FINDS, THAT
THE INCAPACITATED PERSON, WHILE HAVING CAPACITY, HAD EXECUTED A
WRITTEN ADVANCE DIRECTIVE VALID UNDER APPLICABLE LAW THAT
CLEARLY AUTHORIZED THE WITHHOLDING OR WITHDRAWAL OF FOOD OR
FLUIDS OR MEDICAL TREATMENT IN THE APPLICABLE CIRCUMSTANCES.
(...)
************************************************************************
Bob Enyart: "[PRO-LIFE LEADERS] tried desperately to pass the
Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act which, FOR THE FIRST
TIME EVER
IN FEDERAL LAW, WOULD HAVE LEGITIMIZED STATE ASSISTED SUICIDE
LAWS
PERMITTING “THE WITHDRAWAL OF FOOD OR FLUIDS” SIMPLY WITH “A
WRITTEN
ADVANCE DIRECTIVE valid under applicable law.”
*************************************************************************
THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE supported H.R. 1332:
National Right to Life: "We SUPPORT this legislation"
http://www.capwiz.com/nrlc/issues/bills/
http://capwiz.com/nrlc/issues/bills/?bill=7260191
About This Legislation:
With the life of Terri Schindler Schiavo hanging in the balance,
pro-life
Representative F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wi.), chairman of the
House
Judiciary Committee, drafted H.R. 1332 to provide Terri and
persons with
disabilities at similar peril with the opportunity to have their
constitutional and other federal law claims heard by a federal
court. The
bill was co-sponsored by Representative Dave Weldon, M.D.
(R-Fl.), the
author of an earlier bill on the subject (H.R. 1151). H.R. 1332
covers
cases in which a state court has authorized or directed the
withholding or
withdrawal of food, fluids, or medical treatment necessary to
sustain
life. UNLESS THE PERSON HAD AN ADVANCE DIRECTIVE THAT, WITHOUT
DISPUTE,
REJECTED THESE MEASURES, the case could be “removed” to federal
court,
which would thoroughly consider whether implementing the state
court order
would violate the person’s rights under the federal Constitution
or laws.
The federal court would not be bound by any prior holdings of
the state
court.
As Chairman Sensenbrenner told the House when it was about to
vote on H.R.
1332, “WHEN A PERSON'S INTENTIONS REGARDING WHETHER TO RECEIVE
LIFESAVING
TREATMENT ARE UNCLEAR, the clear choice is to provide an
innocent person
with the opportunity to have a Federal court provide a
'double-check' for
life under Federal law, unencumbered by the decisions of a State
court. A
measure of a nation's commitment to innocent life is measured in
its laws
by the extent to which the laws go to save it. This bill takes
that extra
step, not just for Terri Schiavo but for all of us."
NRLC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID N. O'STEEN, PH.D., CALLED THE
SENSENBRENNER-WELDON BILL "ALMOST THE IDEAL SOLUTION. There is
no question
that if it can be enacted, Chairman Sensenbrenner's bill would
provide
critically important, and often lifesaving, access to the
federal courts
for people with disabilities threatened with starvation,
dehydration, and
denial of necessary medical care. WE COMMEND CHAIRMAN
SENSENBRENNER FOR
HIS LEADERSHIP IN DRAFTIN GHTIS BILL AND STEERING IT TO HOUSE
PASSAGE."
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1332 by a voice vote on
March 16,
2005. However, the Senate did not agree to H.R. 1332. On March
20-21, both
houses passed a narrower bill, S. 686, which President Bush
immediately
signed into law.
************************************************************************
N.B. The National Right to Life is an NGO of the United Nations
which
means it is required to be in agreement with the aims, purposes,
principles of the U.N., and working toward these aims. The U.N.
is the
foremost advocate of population control and the legalization of
abortion
on demand throughout the world.
************************************************************************
THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL (FRC) also promoted H.R. 1332:
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=NW05C04
The Battle Continues for Terri's Life
March 17, 2005 - Thursday
Late on Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives passed
H.R.1332, a
bill that would authorize removal of Terri's case from the state
level to
a federal court for review and to assess whether her federal
constitutional rights have been protected.
The House should be applauded for quick action on a matter of
life and
death. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) has asked the
Senate to
pass similar legislation before Congress leaves town for the two
week
Easter recess.
It is critical that all Senate offices hear from across the
country the
need to act this week to save Terri's life. CONTACT YOUR
SENATORS AND URGE
THEM TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION BY SENATOR MEL MARTINEZ (R-FL) that
would stop
a court ordered death by starvation sentence.
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR05C04
"THE INCAPACITATED PERSON'S LEGAL PROTECTION ACT WILL NOT APPLY
TO
CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE AN ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVE IS IN EFFECT...
WE
COMMEND SENATOR MARTINEZ AND CONGRESSMAN WELDON FOR TAKING THE
INITIATIVE
and acknowledging a vital inconsistency in the process by which
our courts
determine the fate of those who cannot speak for themselves."
************************************************************************
CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA supported H.R. 1332
http://www.cwfa.org/articledisplay.asp?id=7713&department=MEDIA&categoryid=life
Media Advisory: CWA Urges Senate To Act Quickly to Save Terri
Schiavo
3/17/2005
Washington, D.C. – Concerned Women for America (CWA) urged the
Senate to
take immediate action to save the life of Terri Schiavo, whose
feeding
tube is scheduled for removal tomorrow. In a heroic effort last
night, the
House passed the Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005
(H.R.
1332). The bill would provide a way for Terri’s case to be
reconsidered
before a federal court. CWA is encouraging our constituents to
call their
senators and urge them to act quickly so that the House’s
efforts aren’t
wasted....
For Information Contact:
Rebecca Jones
(202) 488-7000
media.cwfa.org
***********************************************************************
THE TRADITIONAL VALUES COALITION supported H.R. 1332
http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=2189
Help Save Terri Schiavo’s Life!
March 17, 2005 – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed
the
Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005 (H.R. 1332)
yesterday
evening on a voice vote. The same version of this bill is being
considered
in the Senate.
This emergency legislation is being pushed through Congress to
save the
life of Terri Schiavo in Florida. A liberal activist judge has
ordered her
execution by starvation to begin tomorrow (March 18).
Please contact your U.S. Senators today and ask that they
support passage
of the Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005! Call the Capitol Hill
switchboard at: 202-224-3121. Or use TVC’s CapWiz to email your
request:
http://capwiz.com/traditional/dbq/officials/
About TVC:
Traditional Values Coalition is the largest non-denominational,
grassroots
church lobby in America. Founded in 1980, TVC has sought to
empower people
of faith with truth.
TVC’S MEMBERSHIP OF OVER 43,000 CHURCHES bridges racial and
socio-economic
barriers and includes most Christian denominations. Churches
across the
United States and throughout Puerto Rico are members of TVC and
many
participate in our Latino Outreach or work closely with the
Asian American
Family Alliance.
watchmen@watch-unto-prayer.org
assisted
suicide!
You blinked, you missed it. The pro-life community just
switched
positions; it now supports assisted suicide! In their vital
fight to save
Florida’s Terri Schiavo from being starved to death by judicial
decree,
they foolishly hinged their position on the absence of a
“written
directive.”
If the Hemlock Society had tried to pass a federal law
legitimizing
assisted suicide, pro-lifers would have stopped them. But
pro-life
leaders have so often compromised on “Thou shall not murder,”
they no
longer realize when they’re making concessions. They tried
desperately to
pass the Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act which, for
the first
time ever in federal law, would have legitimized state assisted
suicide
laws permitting “the withdrawal of food or fluids” simply with
“a written
advance directive valid under applicable law.”
Morality does not require ventilating and pumping fluids through
a
brain-dead virtual corpse, but starving someone to death is
wrong. With
this development, the pro-life movement would have people
looking to “pull
the plug,” and when finding no plug, go ahead and assist in
suicide by
starvation because of a “written directive.” And now that even
pro-lifers
are sliding down the slippery slope, when the culture of death
wants to
prevent the suffering of starvation and administer a
mercy-killing lethal
injection, who will be left to argue?
Pastor Bob Enyart
Denver Bible Church (.org)
303 463-1707
********************************
H.R. 1332 - Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act 14 (14 R)
Cosponsors - 14 Republicans
Introduced: Mar 16, 2005
Sponsor: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]
Status: Passed House
Last Action: Mar 20, 2005: Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the
Judiciary.
Library of Congress, "The text of H.R. 1332 has not yet been
received from
GPO. Bills are generally sent to the Library of Congress from
the
Government Printing Office a day or two after they are
introduced on the
floor of the House or Senate. Delays can occur when there are a
large
number of bills to prepare or when a very large bill has to be
printed."
“The Incapacitated Person’s Legal Protection Act of 2005”
http://www.nrlc.org/euthanasia/Terri/FedLaw.html
(...)
Relevant excerpt:
Section 3. Extension of Habeas Protections.
(a) In general. Chapter 153 of title 28, United States
Code, is
amended by striking section 2256 and inserting the following:
Ҥ 2256. Extension of habeas protections to certain persons
subject to
court orders.
(a) For the purposes of this chapter, an incapacitated
person
shall be deemed to be in custody under sentence of a court
established by Congress, or deemed to be in custody pursuant to
the judgment of a State Court, as the case may be, when an order
of such a court authorizes or directs the withholding or
withdrawal of food, fluids or medical treatment necessary to
sustain the person’s life. In a habeas proceeding under this
section the person having custody shall be deemed to encompass
those parties authorized or directed by the court order to
withdraw or withhold food, fluids, or medical treatment, and
there shall be no requirement to produce at the hearing the body
of the incapacitated person. As used in this section, the term
“incapacitated person” means an individual who is presently
incapable of making relevant decisions concerning the provision,
withholding, or withdrawal of food, fluids or medical treatment
under applicable state law.
(b) SUBSECTION (a) DOES NOT APPLY IN THE CASE OF A
JUDICIAL
PROCEEDING IN WHICH NO PARTY DISPUTES, AND THE COURT FINDS, THAT
THE INCAPACITATED PERSON, WHILE HAVING CAPACITY, HAD EXECUTED A
WRITTEN ADVANCE DIRECTIVE VALID UNDER APPLICABLE LAW THAT
CLEARLY AUTHORIZED THE WITHHOLDING OR WITHDRAWAL OF FOOD OR
FLUIDS OR MEDICAL TREATMENT IN THE APPLICABLE CIRCUMSTANCES.
(...)
************************************************************************
Bob Enyart: "[PRO-LIFE LEADERS] tried desperately to pass the
Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act which, FOR THE FIRST
TIME EVER
IN FEDERAL LAW, WOULD HAVE LEGITIMIZED STATE ASSISTED SUICIDE
LAWS
PERMITTING “THE WITHDRAWAL OF FOOD OR FLUIDS” SIMPLY WITH “A
WRITTEN
ADVANCE DIRECTIVE valid under applicable law.”
*************************************************************************
THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE supported H.R. 1332:
National Right to Life: "We SUPPORT this legislation"
http://www.capwiz.com/nrlc/issues/bills/
http://capwiz.com/nrlc/issues/bills/?bill=7260191
About This Legislation:
With the life of Terri Schindler Schiavo hanging in the balance,
pro-life
Representative F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wi.), chairman of the
House
Judiciary Committee, drafted H.R. 1332 to provide Terri and
persons with
disabilities at similar peril with the opportunity to have their
constitutional and other federal law claims heard by a federal
court. The
bill was co-sponsored by Representative Dave Weldon, M.D.
(R-Fl.), the
author of an earlier bill on the subject (H.R. 1151). H.R. 1332
covers
cases in which a state court has authorized or directed the
withholding or
withdrawal of food, fluids, or medical treatment necessary to
sustain
life. UNLESS THE PERSON HAD AN ADVANCE DIRECTIVE THAT, WITHOUT
DISPUTE,
REJECTED THESE MEASURES, the case could be “removed” to federal
court,
which would thoroughly consider whether implementing the state
court order
would violate the person’s rights under the federal Constitution
or laws.
The federal court would not be bound by any prior holdings of
the state
court.
As Chairman Sensenbrenner told the House when it was about to
vote on H.R.
1332, “WHEN A PERSON'S INTENTIONS REGARDING WHETHER TO RECEIVE
LIFESAVING
TREATMENT ARE UNCLEAR, the clear choice is to provide an
innocent person
with the opportunity to have a Federal court provide a
'double-check' for
life under Federal law, unencumbered by the decisions of a State
court. A
measure of a nation's commitment to innocent life is measured in
its laws
by the extent to which the laws go to save it. This bill takes
that extra
step, not just for Terri Schiavo but for all of us."
NRLC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID N. O'STEEN, PH.D., CALLED THE
SENSENBRENNER-WELDON BILL "ALMOST THE IDEAL SOLUTION. There is
no question
that if it can be enacted, Chairman Sensenbrenner's bill would
provide
critically important, and often lifesaving, access to the
federal courts
for people with disabilities threatened with starvation,
dehydration, and
denial of necessary medical care. WE COMMEND CHAIRMAN
SENSENBRENNER FOR
HIS LEADERSHIP IN DRAFTIN GHTIS BILL AND STEERING IT TO HOUSE
PASSAGE."
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1332 by a voice vote on
March 16,
2005. However, the Senate did not agree to H.R. 1332. On March
20-21, both
houses passed a narrower bill, S. 686, which President Bush
immediately
signed into law.
************************************************************************
N.B. The National Right to Life is an NGO of the United Nations
which
means it is required to be in agreement with the aims, purposes,
principles of the U.N., and working toward these aims. The U.N.
is the
foremost advocate of population control and the legalization of
abortion
on demand throughout the world.
************************************************************************
THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL (FRC) also promoted H.R. 1332:
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=NW05C04
The Battle Continues for Terri's Life
March 17, 2005 - Thursday
Late on Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives passed
H.R.1332, a
bill that would authorize removal of Terri's case from the state
level to
a federal court for review and to assess whether her federal
constitutional rights have been protected.
The House should be applauded for quick action on a matter of
life and
death. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) has asked the
Senate to
pass similar legislation before Congress leaves town for the two
week
Easter recess.
It is critical that all Senate offices hear from across the
country the
need to act this week to save Terri's life. CONTACT YOUR
SENATORS AND URGE
THEM TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION BY SENATOR MEL MARTINEZ (R-FL) that
would stop
a court ordered death by starvation sentence.
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR05C04
"THE INCAPACITATED PERSON'S LEGAL PROTECTION ACT WILL NOT APPLY
TO
CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE AN ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVE IS IN EFFECT...
WE
COMMEND SENATOR MARTINEZ AND CONGRESSMAN WELDON FOR TAKING THE
INITIATIVE
and acknowledging a vital inconsistency in the process by which
our courts
determine the fate of those who cannot speak for themselves."
************************************************************************
CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA supported H.R. 1332
http://www.cwfa.org/articledisplay.asp?id=7713&department=MEDIA&categoryid=life
Media Advisory: CWA Urges Senate To Act Quickly to Save Terri
Schiavo
3/17/2005
Washington, D.C. – Concerned Women for America (CWA) urged the
Senate to
take immediate action to save the life of Terri Schiavo, whose
feeding
tube is scheduled for removal tomorrow. In a heroic effort last
night, the
House passed the Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005
(H.R.
1332). The bill would provide a way for Terri’s case to be
reconsidered
before a federal court. CWA is encouraging our constituents to
call their
senators and urge them to act quickly so that the House’s
efforts aren’t
wasted....
For Information Contact:
Rebecca Jones
(202) 488-7000
media.cwfa.org
***********************************************************************
THE TRADITIONAL VALUES COALITION supported H.R. 1332
http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=2189
Help Save Terri Schiavo’s Life!
March 17, 2005 – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed
the
Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005 (H.R. 1332)
yesterday
evening on a voice vote. The same version of this bill is being
considered
in the Senate.
This emergency legislation is being pushed through Congress to
save the
life of Terri Schiavo in Florida. A liberal activist judge has
ordered her
execution by starvation to begin tomorrow (March 18).
Please contact your U.S. Senators today and ask that they
support passage
of the Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005! Call the Capitol Hill
switchboard at: 202-224-3121. Or use TVC’s CapWiz to email your
request:
http://capwiz.com/traditional/dbq/officials/
About TVC:
Traditional Values Coalition is the largest non-denominational,
grassroots
church lobby in America. Founded in 1980, TVC has sought to
empower people
of faith with truth.
TVC’S MEMBERSHIP OF OVER 43,000 CHURCHES bridges racial and
socio-economic
barriers and includes most Christian denominations. Churches
across the
United States and throughout Puerto Rico are members of TVC and
many
participate in our Latino Outreach or work closely with the
Asian American
Family Alliance.
watchmen@watch-unto-prayer.org
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