The Family Research Council's "Washington Update" eulogizes Shriver saying:
When President Reagan awarded the Medal of Freedom to Eunice Kennedy
Shriver in 1984, he lauded President Kennedy's beloved sister with
these
words: "With enormous conviction and unrelenting effort, Eunice Kennedy
Shriver has labored on behalf of America's least powerful, those with
mental
retardation... Her decency and goodness have touched the lives of
many."
Mrs.
Shriver, who died today at 88, helped in many ways to
improve life in America. She will probably be best remembered for
founding the Special Olympics. At a time when, tragically, the vast
majority of
unborn children who are diagnosed with Down Syndrome are aborted, Mrs.
Shriver affirmed the worth of their lives as children created in the
image of
God. She spearheaded Community of Caring--to help teen-age women and
their children. She was a loyal supporter of Feminists for Life. Our
prayers
and our thanks go out to the Kennedy and Shriver families for the life
of this extraordinary woman.'