Apologies

Sorry I haven't been posting the past day or so, folks. I've been very busy with debates over at Right Thinking about the Terri Schiavo case. For anyone who hadn't heard the updates, here's the low-down.

A three judge panel on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to consider the Schiavo family's appeal.

The appeal was filed with the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Kennedy, who oversees the district of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, referred the case to the rest of the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court declined to consider the appeal.

There are a couple of legal options left, and Governor Bush's staff is reportedly poring over Florida's legal texts in an effort to find some legal recourse.

The situation is very unfortunate, but for a number of reasons, I think this outcome is appropriate. I'd feel a lot better if the method of death were something other than what it is. Even though I don't believe that Terri Schiavo has the capacity to suffer, it's certainly a very heart-wrenching deterioration for her family to observe.

If you have further comments, post them. I'll try to do a news roundup tonight from work.