Speaking strictly of life-threatening injuries such as the example you use resulting from a car accident: The way I see it as an educated lay person (not a medical professional), in the immediate aftermath of trauma, EMT's and emergency room personnel have an obligation to try to save life. Other than individuals who wind up in emergency care due to suicide attempts, or those whose religious convictions cause them to shun any medical care, I don't think anyone would refuse a chance to be saved by emergency medical care.
However, severe head injuries, whether due to accident, disease or, as in Terri Schiavo's case, to lack of oxygen, are a special class of injury. Why? Because such injuries are the only ones that deprive the person of cognition.
The point of my first post was a question of mercy, not of medical treatment. And the question stands: Are we interfering with God's merciful design of a quick death in cases of severel brain injury by keeping the body alive for years and years?
Some people deeply believe in life at all costs, no matter the quality of that life. I respect such beliefs while also wondering where mercy fits into such beliefs.
Thank you! That's much better, and I agree witcha!
I'm sure it took a little more than 3 seconds to type, but you got your point across and I totally agree with you.
Keep on FReepin' on.....