The two sides of the Schiavo case

Thanks to the constant coverage of the Terri Schiavo case, all sides and all the legal nuances have been thoroughly explored. There's not much more to say except to remind ourselves the two irreconcilable positions taken by the family members... which somehow still get misrepresented in the heat of debate.

MARY SCHINDLER: My daughter is in the building behind me starving to death. We laugh together, we cry together, we smile together, we talk together. She is my life. Terri is not in the condition that they portray her... she's a happy, healthy - I mean, she's healthy. She's brain damaged, but she's healthy.

MICHAEL SCHIAVO: She doesn't feel pain. She doesn't feel hunger. (She) will drift off to a nice little sleep and eventually pass on to be with God. This is what Terri wanted. This is her wish.

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BBC: The two sides of the Schiavo case