You've boiled it down, Mrs. Don-o, to the simplest truth.
The sanctity and the respect for life is no longer a thing in this modern world. Now it's up for debate.
Bagster
Even the most marked mercy should leave at least some room for the person to live if the Lord so opts that the supportive measures suffice. At the same time, very much so there is always “a time to die.” Where the line is in those dark hallways is a question visited by cases like this and like Terri Schiavo’s. I don’t think we’d ever want to purposely starve or suffocate someone guilty of nothing worse than being ill.