Basically, she discusses how the same Conservatives who used the sanctity of marriage to fearmonger their way back into office during the last election are now trying to eliminate the binding legality of 'legitimate' marriges in the Schiavo case.
From near the end of the story:
Without any strong federal constitutional claims on which to rest, the Schindlers come back to the same old argument they have been making for years: They should have guardianship over Terri instead of Michael. But the law disagrees. The law says that when one marries one takes on a whole host of legal rights and duties that trump your parents' wishes. Marriage is a sacred and intimate promise. And the very people who keep preaching about the sanctity of marriage when defending it from gay gatecrashers used to believe this more than anyone.
