An emerging consensus holds that even with New England Journal of Medicine’s rush publication of Schiavo articles by George Annas and Tim Quill, the standout commentary on what happened here — geez, what did happen here? am I dreaming?? — is by Dahlia Lathwick, senior editor of the online magazine Slate, who offers a scathing indictment ofCongress’s sudden interest in the Schiavo case. She pointedlyquestions the motives behind thePalm Sunday Compromise, particularly the rush to trample centuries offederalist traditions in the pursuit of a self-proclaimed “culture of life”.
There’s also a nice interview of Dahlia Lathwick by Alex Chadwick,discussing many of the legal particulars of the Schiavo case.
– Sean Philpott (senior scientist at New York Wadsworth Institute)[thanks Bob Baker (Union)]