THe judges opinion. And he's never even met her.
This is the crux of what bothers me the most about this case. There is no clear evidence other than some people's statements (which we all know may or may not be true). And we are not talking about pulling a vent. We are talking about starving and dehyrdating a human being to death because of it.
I am more disturbed that people seem to think this is ok than I am that one random husband might have sinister motives.
susie
In the "real world," people are taken off life support all the time. Most of the time, the doctor consults with close family members to determine the patient's wishes where there's no living will. If the Schindlers hadn't taken Michael to court, Terri would have been gone years ago, in accordance with her desire not to live hooked up to machines.
The thing that puts the ring of truth into the Schiavo statements is that Michael's sister-in-law also testified that Terri said she wouldn't want to live that way. I can see maybe a scheming husband and a conniving brother conspiring to get all of Terri's money, but not another woman. Also, the judge seems to be a good judge (so to speak) of human character, and he didn't see anything wrong with the three Schiavo family member testimonies. The people who see something wrong also see black helicopters everywhere and an extra gunman on the grassy knoll.