I guess not. :(
I thought we could discuss a disagreement, but evidently not. I'm sorry if it bothers you exnavychick.
However, just as I'm qualified to write a "Do not resuscitate, comfort care only" order on a chart, I'm qualified to discern between euthanasia and allowing to die.
The deliberate action of forbidding oral hydration after forbidding tube feedings is an act to intentionally cause, rather than allow, the death of the one deprived. Whereas, if oral hydration had been allowed, but not tolerated or the amounts tolerated are not sufficient, then the patient dies of his or her disease. I have never heard of such a thing. My goodness, what difference could it have made, other than the sort of comfort for Terri and those around her that was afforded by her morphine drip?
Greer should be called to answer for it, by the appropriate authorities.