[george wythe]

This Terri law sets no court precedent for anything else, certainly not like that.

Fine, let's assume that this law does not set a precedent on this.

Indulge me another question.

The Florida legisture passes a law about this, saying when there is a family conflict, the governor has the right to order liquid to be drained from patients with brain injuries, in order to prevent an unnecessary death.

Do you have a problem with such law?

[HiTech RedNeck]

Ask Congressman Billybob. A state has the right to pass laws about health and welfare issues. So technically it could.

However it's impossible that any such bill would ever get floated on the FLongress floor. Nobody would ever want it.

[Notwithstanding]

You seem to be playing a game here - do you lack common sense?

No medical degree is needed for anyone over the age of 5 to know that denying a person food is the same as murdering them.

Clearly FL legislature has the authority to define murder and to legislate against it.

CLearly the governor of FL has the authority to enforce such laws.

[Conservative til I die]

Jeb has not spared her life. He's granted a stay so that further clarification can be made on the law and the situation. Just like if she was sentenced to die. She may very well die in two weeks.

[sunryse]

>The Florida legisture passes a law about this, saying when >there is a family conflict, the governor has the right to >order liquid to be drained from patients with brain >injuries, in order to prevent an unnecessary death.
>Do you have a problem with such law?

If a person has specific wishes on how they wish to be handled when they are incapacitated, they should put it in writing. Otherwise, the docs should assume that person wants to live. Always give the benefit of the doubt in the case of life or death.