Reverend Blair is bringing up an important fact, it is really tied up with the anti-abortion issue.
This is what I understand in this case:
Husband VS Family
The family point of view is about THEIR values and THEIR principles. Which is legitimate.
And the husband point of view is about HIS WIFE'S dignity and for HER quality of life. Really legitimate too.
But what I find hard to believe is that there is people saying that the values, the principles of a person/group can overid the rights of others to live and die in dignity.
I really believe that the husband loves his wife and he's doing what's right FOR HER, and not what's right for the people around her.
And I can't understand people who thinks there is a better place out there when you die, but they just won't let that poor girl access it.
Set aside all the moral issues, I think that this case will set a precedent in the history of the US. The complexity of the issue is a big reason that religion is not always right.
There is the fight between the 2 clans about who should decide of Schiavo's faith. And there is the fact that we not just unplug her and she dies instantly, like most cases. We are talking about letting someone starving to death BECAUSE we can't help her to die in dignity.
I really hope that all the exploitation of this woman's dignity by the media, will change something. That it will cleary show that religion benefit only those who believe in it, than those who are affected by it.