Brownwood's Republican Lawmakers on Terri Schiavo Case

Abilene Reporter News
 Area lawmakers support Schiavo bill
But local Democratic leader says law is a private medical, not political, issue
By Jerry Daniel Reed / Reporter-News Staff Writer
March 22, 2005
The three Republican lawmakers who represent Abilene in Congress stoutly defend passing a law that could lead to reinsertion of a disabled Florida woman's feeding tube, but a local Democratic leader calls it unwarranted government intrusion.
U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer of Lubbock, and both of the state's senators, Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn, supported legislation signed into law early Monday to restore Terri Schiavo's nutrition and hydration.
All three stressed congressional responsibility for helping those who cannot help themselves.
Roger Spier, Taylor County Democratic club president, said Congress and the Democratic club are equally not entitled to take a position on a family's intimate medical matters.
''This is not a political issue. This is a medical issue,'' said Spier, a retired Air Force surgeon with 30 years of practice.

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