Remembering When Jesse Jackson Opposed Euthanizing Terri Schiavo

I saw Dan’s comment on the repose of Jesse Jackson. I think he left a mixed legacy (don’t we all?), but I will always be grateful to him for lending his full-throated support to the Schindler family in opposition to the dehydration of Terri Schiavo — proving that those who worked so hard to save her life were not just religious conservatives. (Ralph Nader also opposed the dehydration publicly.) Jackson even traveled to Florida to literally stand shoulder to shoulder with Terri’s family.

Terri’s...