There in lies the most troubling aspect of this whole event for me. I cannot, for the life of me, understand why food and water were withheld from Terri by court order. Removing the feeding tube so that there was no 'artificial' efforts being made to sustain her life is one thing, but Terri was capable of swallowing ~ (she swallowed her saliva without difficulty) ~ and to deprive this woman of the most basic sustenance required to live, to intentionally and deliberately starve her to death is an act of barbarism beyond comprehension.
Terri was not allowed to die, she was forced to die and (regardless of what a person 'right to life' or 'right to death' beliefs are) THAT should be absolutely, unequivocally unacceptable!
Terri was not allowed to die, she was forced to die and (regardless of what a person 'right to life' or 'right to death' beliefs are) THAT should be absolutely, unequivocally unacceptable![[[
Amen!