I'm not saying that we should all relax and leave this to the professionals. This case certainly merits all the public attention it can get, including attention from journalists, bloggers, and public officials. But those responsible for the macabre circus that was the Terri Schiavo case have squandered all moral authority on this issue. The best thing they can do for Haleigh Poutre is keep quiet and leave this case to those who have some credibility.

Maybe not... I mean, everybody screws up sometimes... there were so many who, in some small way, were partly responsible for the "macabre circus" that it is impossible to say all of them are permanently without credibility. If some of those individuals can put past hysterias behind them, look at this case from a perspective of humans caring for humans (instead of adopting the instinct to demonize the "other side" that unfortunately prevailed last year), and make a positve difference - more power to them.

Nevertheless, the post from which this quote came (via John Cole) is worth reading twice.

Another case that the good-hearted elements, capable of rational reflection, from the wrong side of the Terri S. case could have done well by spot-lighting: Tirhas Habtegiris (this will make you cry)... only the good hearted elements, capable of rational reflection, from the wrong side of the Terri S. case were not in charge of the spotlight. They are the ones in the pews who watch where the spotlight points... And that's a shame (another Balloon Juic hat tip - this one to commenter PB).