[iowamark]

I don’t know if she could have been cared for at home or if she needed more professional care. Even home care, if it involves RN and PT visits, etc. gets very expensive if private pay.

The larger point is that we should never debate the fiscal issue in the first place. Anyone who asserts that the disabled should be killed in order to save money should be rebuked. We should not give them credibility by debating that point.

[Goodgirlinred]

Exactly my point. Families can be taught to do tube feedings by a visiting nurse. Terri would have required frequent turning to avoid pressure sores, oral care due to not taking anything by mouth, passive range of motion exercises to prevent contractures, and care for incontinence. If she required simple suctioning at times, the family could be taught to do that as well. If she had to have IV meds, an R.N. would have to do that.