Another comatose woman recently woke up after about 20 years. I don't consider Terry as being in a coma, she opens her eyes and responds to people. There are retarded children in public schools who are fastened into a wheelchair who respond about like Terry does. They don't threaten to kill them!
The children will be next. This case will open the door. Who will have the power to decide who will be killed?
Yet. And if Terri's case is allowed to set a precedent, they and some of our elderly better watch out because they're next.
"There are retarded children in public schools who are fastened into a wheelchair who respond about like Terry does. They don't threaten to kill them!"
Yes, and there are fully aware people who cannot eat food in a "normal" way. But as for your statement about killing these unfortunates, I think we need to add the word "Yet".
But, this case does threaten the handicapped lives, believe me. There are those out there that think they should "just die". There are those out there, who do not want tax dollars going to their care, or their education!
And if you don't believe me, believe advocates for the handicapped, like Joni Eareckson Tada:
http://www.joniandfriends.org/apcm/APCMviewer.asp?a=92&z=4
"This goes against everything that this country is founded on, every moral that God-fearing citizens espouse, every thought for the common good. It is a dark day, indeed, when those who should be protected, nurtured, after surviving traumas of all kinds, are tortured in this manner. Can any citizen have hope for the future in light of this ruling? I dare say, no."