[pdunkin]

Thanks blueriver. As someone who works on a daily basis with people in this situation, it drives me crazy to think that some judge could just out of the blue decide that their life is useless and that they should just be forced to die of dehydration. These guys are as aware of their surroundings as you and I and, yet, as this case shows, could be declared useless and done away with at the drop of a hat. I realize that I'm probably getting a little carried away here, but who is to say what this will lead to?
I am not one to get too wrapped up in 99% of the issues but this strikes such a chord with me.

[blueriver]

I do not know Terri and her parents but I feel their pain and grief. What they have endured at the hands of MS and the justice system is beyond belief. In this world there is so much injustice that it becomes overwhelming. This case puts it over the edge for me.

On top of all of it you get these people who think there is nothing wrong with murder as long as it is being done to a person they consider unworthy of life.

[Jorge]

...it drives me crazy to think that some judge could just out of the blue decide that their life is useless and that they should just be forced to die of dehydration.

Out of the blue?

A person is trapped in a vegetative state of existance for 13 years with no hope of recovery and you call this decision "out of the blue"?

I'm sure there are many good arguments as to why this woman should be kept alive by artificial means, let's try to stick to the rational ones.