i thank the gentleman from wisconsin for his work .  mr. speaker , there are doctors in this chamber , there are lawyers in this chamber , there are judges in this chamber .  i am none of those , but i am an elected member of congress .  i am also a mother .  tonight in this gallery my daughter sits .  i think of my daughter , i think of my other three children , and i think of the day they were born .  i think of the milestones in their lives and the love that i have for them .  i think of the lengths that i would go to protect my children as adults even if they had an injury .  i think of the lengths that i would go to , to care for my children .  i would die for my children .  i would do anything for them .  my heart is raw when i hear the things about terri schiavo and her mother and her father and her siblings , because i just lost my brother in november .  i think of how my life changed in an instant and all the lives of those who cared for him .  we talk about a family decision .  what about terri 's mom and dad ?  what about her siblings ?  what about the people who cared for her and nurtured her as she was growing up ?  do you not think they know what terri wants ?  when we talk about a permanent vegetative state , i am offended by that .  terri smiles and acknowledges the people that love her when they come to see her .  she cries when they leave .  how heartless are we to call somebody like terri schiavo a vegetable ?  what are we thinking ?  when we think about this case , we need to think about the message that we are sending to our children and our grandchildren .  what we do in this chamber tonight is as important as anything we have done in defending our nation , in doing the things that we do as members of congress .  when we react to the terri schiavo case , when we think about this legislation tonight , we need to think about the future and the message we are sending to our children and our grandchildren .  