You misunderstand. The reason so many people are up in arms is that they didn't realize until Terri's cse came to the spotlight how frequently this is occurring. Eyes have been opened to how far we have already gone down the slippery slope. The "fanatics" are just trying to keep us from going further. There is a culture of death in this country that some of us, many of us, are not at all comfortable with.
I understand very well that some people are extremely ignorant as must be the case if what you say is true. Since only the ignorant could be unaware of this reality.
But it matters not what this case may have revealed since there is NO ALTERNATIVE. Where are the resources to come from to maintain such people in this living hell? They are not there.
One on you side claimed there were 24,000 in TS's situation at any given time. Where is the 24 Billion to come from to keep them hanging on given the much higher priorities facing society?
This is not a question motivated by love of money above all else but a realistic question.
Then the next question is Who would want to be maintained in such a state beyond a minimal amount of time necessary to assertain that recovery will not occur? I know of no one who would ask his family or society to use its resources in such a manner.
Medical care in many cases is like triage at a disaster or battle- those cases with the greatest chance of survival will get the attention those with little will likely die since not enough resources are there to save all. Simply there were many higher priority cases than TS. None of this means that I hate TS, am a "lover of death" or "wanted" her to die or any of the other stupid accusations that have been hurled.