No, murder is not legal.
This is more akin to euthanasia for compassionate reasons.
I would prefer that people die a natural death. The court views this as a natural death.
This is a bit unusual but certainly not unprecedented. What is unusual is the length of time this battle has raged. Not hat the patient has been denied artificial feedings.
Uhh...as far as I know, euthanasia is still illegal, and thank the Lord for that! Another never-to-be-sufficiently-damned stupid idea foisted upon us from socialist Europe.
Look, I'm sure that you're a great person and generally have a good head on your shoulders, but this is WRONG. Just like abortion, this is a way that these death-worshipers will use to get rid of what they consider unwanted people. This is already happening in places like the Netherlands, and if we ever get hit with socialized medicine, heaven forbid, look for our government to begin compassionately euthanising the old and sick in the name of you and me...to save money for the children, of course. It should also be noted that the definition of "unwanted" is naturally flexible, and tends to grow to include wider and wider circles of people over time.
We are endowed by our Creator with certain inaliable rights including life, liberty, and the pusuit of happiness. Men, however, have no right to death. Especially when they are not taking their own lives, but that of another living human being.
That is a universal truth, one worth fighting for.