[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

It's entirely possible her husband lied, but it's also possible he was telling the truth when he recounted what she said.

Without a living will, we can't know.

If we can't know, we shouldn't be able to kill.

[thoughtomator]

I find it self-evident that if she wanted to die she would not have survived her 9th, 10th, and 11th days of forced dehydration and starvation.

[mountaineer]

When someone testifies in court, the "finder of fact" - whether the judge or a jury - determines the credibility of that witness. If MS testified that Terri said she wouldn't want a feeding tube, there's no evidence to contradict the statement, and the finder of fact found his testimony credible, then it is accepted as fact and may be factored into the verdict or ruling. If we can reject court decrees just because we don't happen to like the outcome, regardless of the evidence, there is anarchy. I reject anarchy, and I'm pretty sure our founding fathers would, too.