Shiavo and Gonzales

Terri Shiavo's case has been politicized to such an extreme that George Bush "cut short" his vacation in Texas in order to come back to Washington to sign a bill to keep her on a feeding tube. I can't help but remember that Bush didn't cut short his vacation in Texas for the South-East Asia Tsunami.

This flies in the face of the right of her husband to make a decision based on her wished on her right to die.

Compare this with another case: Castle Rock V. Gonzales.

Jessica Gonzales obtained a restraining order against her estranged husband from the court. That order specified that he be arrested if he violated the order. He kidnapped their three daughters from her house. Jessica called the police several times in the hours that followed, but they refused to do anything. He eventually showed up at the police station, and opened fired at the building. He was killed in return fire. The police found the bodies of the three girls in his truck. He'd killed them prior to going to the police station.

This case is now before the Supreme Court.