B) Marriage institution. The Husband is joined with the wife - if a court rules this a valid arrangement for this purpose the husband not the parents have the right to decide. We conservatives need to remember what the sacred institution of marriage means in this regard.
Holy CRAP!!! You have got to be kidding with this. The man has bought a house with the malpractice settlement that was supposed to be for lifelong treatment of Terri. On top of that, he's living with another woman, and he's had two children with her. There is no institution of marriage at this point. There are affadavits on file from nurses with him quoted as saying "is the bitch dead yet"?? He has not upheld ANY of his marriage vows to her. At what point is it valid to say, you have a conflict of interest so NO, you don't get to decide any longer. As someone who has made a poor choice in marriage in my life, let me tell you how incredibly grateful I am that he wasn't able to make any life saving decisions on my behalf. And if he had, my parents and my brothers would do exactly what the Schindlers are doing. Further if it was my daughter and I suspected that her husband had hurt her physically and put her in this position, I would do everything possible to not allow him the say. Including some kind of rescue.
You obviously speak in ignorance of someone in a brain injured status.
And finally, re-read what that idiot judge has declared. Not only that the tube is to be pulled, but that no food may be given by her mouth, which has been posted a gazillion times on this site, IF michael had spent money on therapy for his wife, instead of hiring attorney's to kill her, she could very well be able to eat on her own at this point. It was posted earlier that the attorney said she took communion so swallowing is an ability she has.
You are telling me the spouse has no rights over his wife? But the parents? What kind of conservative stance on marriage is that? The next of kin for the wife becomes the husband. Period.