Wouldn't they be fighting for the rights of Michael Schiavo? Marriage is a sacred bond, and though I have no living will (yet), I put my faith in my wife to make the right decisions for me if I am incapable. The courts have ruled that the husband has the right to make this decision, and the Republicans are fighting against the rights granted by marriage.
But no, better to quietly let the Republicans fight for "life" on behalf of the parents, who have no legal standing. Just once, can we stand up for the moral values of marriage, of letting this husband take the repsonsibility for ending his wife's suffering (if she's not brain-dead)?
We're the ones who are actually pro-marriage. If only our leaders would act like it.