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I don't know about 'pro-lifers'. I don't belong to them, but I agree with them more then not. Actually, ...I saw some wacko's on both sides this past week...if you ask me the pro-death crowd was actually just plain mean. The pro-life crowd had more wackiness I'll conceed, but they were nicer, and shared their food and drinks. They would sing and stuff...but were basically harmless nice people. The 'pro-kill Terri' crowd were a scary bunch. I saw Felos up *close*, man...and I have to tell you, he's a truly scary old coot (think 'Worm-toungue' from LOTR). It's about basic human decency!! Why not just err on the side of human decency and let her mother and father care for her. I never will understand the opposition to that.

I'm not 'God'...no one knew what SHE wanted.
I'm sure she didn't want to be bedridden and helpless for so long, but I'm doubly sure she didn't want to be starved to death.

I have seen vids of her laugh at music.

I may be young, but I know when a person laughs at music it means they are 'there' in some capacity.

Also, being in Pinellas county, you can't help but know this case. I grew up with it practically.
I know more then most people...and Clearwater is a town under siege. You all should come to some Town council meetings sometime.

From Xenu-city.net

"Since 1975, downtown Clearwater, Florida has been under occupation by the criminal paramilitary cult known as the "Church" of Scientology. For more than two decades, the organization has waged a covert war against the government, citizens, and institutions of the city in an attempt to seize economic and political control of the region, and establish the first "Scientology city"."

Tom

" I'm doubly sure she didn't want to be starved to death."

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!