'Bag of lettuce'

Frankly, I'm at a loss for words. Due to my constant exposure to doctors who carry out the demands of their vocation as compassionate and competent caregivers, the image of physicians that I have is much more positive than what somebody like this Dr. Linda conjures.

"Terri Schiavo had the cognition of a bag of lettuce. We've had many cases like hers since, but we're smarter now. We'll never let the religious fright know. The psychochristians, like you, have no place in the medical field. Neither do ignoramuses like the Schindlers."

It's hard to imagine that a physician would speak this way about others. Here's a response:

I read the letter from Dr. Linda regarding Terri Schiavo with horrified fascination. I should not be surprised by her statements. I should be used to such arrogant expressions from members of the medical community.

All who read Dr. Linda's letter are hereby placed on notice that there is definite moral rot in the medical community. A physician who compares a disabled individual's brain to a "bag of lettuce" is capable of all manner of transgressions against human life and dignity. There are many profoundly retarded individuals that, I hazard to guess, Dr. Linda would compare to "a bag of lettuce" or a "turnip" or various other kinds of vegetables. She may attempt to draw distinctions between Terri and other cognitively disabled individuals – but she has no moral foundation for doing so.

Once individuals are "sorted out" by cognitive abilities, there is no stopping it.

Read the whole thing at WorldNetDaily