Como la "cultura de la vida" le roba la dignidad a la gente

En este debate global el que se ha vuelto el caso de Terry Schiavo - esta mujer enferma terminal de Florida que ha sido desconectada de la sonda alimentacia después de que un juez atendió la petición su esposo, y en contra del argumento de sus padres - está demostrando las contradicciones de la derecha religiosa, como lo explica Andrew Sullivan.

"... the Schiavo case is breaking new ground. For the religious right, states' rights are only valid if they do not contradict religious teaching. So a state court's ruling on, say, marriage rights or the right to die, or medical marijuana, must be over-ruled - either by the intervention of the federal Congress or by removing the authority of judges to rule in such cases, or by a Constitutional amendment. Fred Barnes, a born-again Christian conservative makes the point succinctly here:

True, there is an arguable federalism issue: whether taking the issue out of a state's jurisdiction is constitutional. But it pales in comparison with the moral issue.

You can't have a clearer statement of the fact that religious right morality trumps constitutional due process. Of course it does. The religious right recognizes one ultimate authority: their view of God.... The case also highlights - in another wonderful irony - how religious right morality even trumps civil marriage. It is simply amazing to hear the advocates of the inviolability of the heterosexual civil marital bond deny Terri Schiavo's legal husband the right to decide his wife's fate, when she cannot decide it for herself. Again, the demands of the religious right pre-empt constitutionalism, federalism, and even the integrity of the family. When conservatism means breaking up the civil bond between a man and his wife, you know it has ceased to be conservative. But we have known that for a long time now. Conservatism is a philosophy without a party in America any more. It has been hijacked by zealots and statists."

También en México Andrew... Es triste que el Estado tome decisiones que sólo conciernen a la conciencia de los ciudadanos, como si desean morirse o no. ¿Quién le dió al gobierno la autoridad de decidir sobre la libertad de los ciudadanos? Hoy, el Reforma reporta que

"El Gobierno pugnará inequívocamente por "una mayor defensa de la vida", con relación a la eutanasia, señaló este miércoles Ricardo Sepúlveda, titular de la Coordinación para la Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos Humanos de la Secretaría de Gobernación..."

Vale decir que Ricardo Sepúlveda es miembro cercano del Opus Dei...