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Sorry that you feel that way about it.

I feel just as strongly about my own "living will" rights, and would hate to see any group that believes differently than I do act to override my previously expressed wishes if I'm ever become unable to speak for myself (muchless to have the government dictate something counter to my wishes).

I submit that we have a right to hold different opinions in this regard, and for each of us to act accordingly, but have no right to force our beliefs on someone else.

In any case, the apology was sincere - not 'false' - but was only extended to those who deserved it, a relatively small number.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, I (sincerely) hope you have a nice day.

That is fine, but this case isn't about you or your living will. This is not a right to die case,this is a right to kill case. Please remember that Terri was not dying, she was not in a coma or living with a life threatening illness. She did not have a living will.

The FLA legislature is going to have to change their wording on PVS and who it is that is actualy terminal, and what is acceptable for a living will . That is what is going on in this case.

Your are safe, your living will is safe and I for one would not advocate taking your right to die away. I happen to believe that terminal patients should have that right if they have a living will.

I do not think that the government should side with a husband who wants to kill his wife just because he does not want to split his assets with her, because he wants to get married in a church , because her care is a burden to him, she stands in the way of a financial gain and/ or wants to cover up an attempted murder on her.

Just because you or anyone else thinks being disabled is a death sentance, does not mean the person with the actual disability thinks that way. You are, indeed, advocating that everyone should think just like you. To others life is precious disabled or not, and those people have just s many rights in this country as you do. You may find that distasteful and frustrating, but it is the nature of our system. If you want disabled people to be the property of their gaurdian, and have to subcome to the will of another person, and have all of their god given and constitutional rights taken away, why not form an activist group and lobby the governement. That is how the laws are changed in this country.

See, that post would make sense--if you knew anything about this case.
This is not a case of a woman whose living will is not being honored, it is a case about people that stand to profit from her death and who have manipulated the system for that purpose.
The case is not about living will rights, and I'm not arguing that with you. Had Terri written an advanced directive and if she were really brain-dead this would be a much different issue. This is the case of you imposing your uniformed opinions on people who are in a desperate effort to save the life of this innocent woman. We're not here to debate, but to provide eachother with the information needed to succeed in this battle.
You may want to be killed and have specified that in your living will. Terri hasn't. Terri has expressed that SHE WANTS TO LIVE. Please don't be an obstacle in our trying to fufill her wishes.