Antony wrote:It's a serious problem for her husband. Her husband has been suffering from this for 15 years. Terri's live is not to be decided by politicians, and definitely NOT the religions group (extremists).
Respect her life, respect her wish, and don't waste medical resources.
Michael is fighting for Terri's right to die.
Michael has been suffered for being married to a woman who can't talk, who can't express herself. Terri is in persistent vegetative state (PVS), and the courts have agreed.
Number one. "What is a religious extremist"? Is that the opposite of liberal extremist?
So you are one of those that don't understand the Constitution because Judges are not the ones to make law. So if let's say someday the courts decide to "make" it law that non-productive elderly people can be put to sleep...that's ok with you?
Ok....here's one for you. When my ole dog gets to urinating on the floor because her kidneys are gone......I'll just starve her to death. How long would that one fly with you? If I am correctly reading the tone of your post, you'd have the "court" on my butt in a minute.
Michael suffering!?!?!?! Give me break. I've followed this case for 5 years and he isn't suffering. He has been disallowing rehab treatments and has had one thing o his mind, to have Terri die.
There are a lot of disabled people in the world that are like Terri. The only difference e is how they get their food. So if a person can't feed themselves and are fully and totally disabled it is OK with you to starve them? How do the doctors know if death by starvation hurts. Remember today's medical thoughts are in the future considered barbaric. Have you ever looked at a surgeons bag from the year 1850? Saws, hammers and other nightmarish looking instruments. But that was considered state of the art in 1850.
Imagine if in the future we find out that these people that we determine are in a vegetative state were much more aware than we, at this time, ever knew. How barbaric we will look. You don't know, I don't know and the Dr's don’t know.....so as for me, I ere on the side of life. Without a written document that is the only way.
I do docs for clients and believe me, if your last wishes aren't in written form, with your signature, a signed witness and seal are not on it I don't believe it. That is what law and your final wishes are about not the hear say of an estranged husband.
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