A Few Notes on Terri Schindler-Schiavo

I haven't posted much on Terri Schindler-Schiavo since lots of other people have also been posting, but I would like to make a few comments.

First, there's a common left-wing cliche that conservatives believe that the right to life begins at conception and ends at birth. They'll have to find a new cliche now. (As far as I can tell, liberals believe that the right to life begins at sentimentality and ends at apathy.)

Second, there have been several cases of surprising recoveries from a minimally-conscious state. The first is more noteworthy because of the patient was about to be taken off life support.

Third, if it's morally permissible to euthanize brain-damaged people and if the definition of brain damage continues to expand, far more of us will be in trouble.