This is the family’s decision and no one else’s. It is not family member versus family member, but instead, it sounds like family versus government.
The other odd thing is that this seems so hasty. Two weeks is hardly enough time to assess. It also sounds like the family is asking for a SECOND opinion and not another in a previously endless line of opinions.
I wouldn’t agree with the government going this route if it were the 99th opinion, but one would think they could at least get another opinion outside of the circle of people who have been associated with this case to date.
Terry Schiavo brought judgment on this nation, and on Pres. Bush, in my opinion. Our selection of our next president will tell if that judgment is still ongoing.
If this policy of judge’s deciding euthanasia after just 2 weeks is standard policy in Australia, then I can expect judgment to fall there, too.
Morally speaking, the decision belongs to whomever pays the bills. And that's not the family in this case--unless they have the means and the will to fund the necessary care.