Did you know that in order to evaluate whether you action is good or bad you must look at three aspects?

• The Object:This is the direct action that the person intends to do, for example, give pills to stop the pain of a friend.
• The Circumstance:These are the accompanying circumstances, for example, you know the person is seriously allergic to the specific pill you want to use.
• The Intention or end: This is the ulterior motive that the person has for performing the action, for example, you want the person to get better so that he can go back to work to support his family

All three of them must be good in order for the action to be good. In the example above, the action would not be good because the allergic reaction of your friend (the circumstances) is not good, even though the object and the intention are good.

There are certain objects that are bad regardless of the circumstances or the intention. For example, adultery is always wrong, even if you did it to save a whole nation of people from a menacing tyrant.

In the case of Terry Schiavo the object is wrong, because it is always wrong to deliberately deprive an innocent person from food and water. It is even worse if the intention is to cause their death.