[Gringo1]

"Why are you so willing to let this man proceed with making Terri's decision for her"
You guys seem more than willing to cede that responsibilities to anyone OTHER than her legal husband(and like him or not, they are still legally married).

Because it is his right to do so.She cannot make decisions because she is incapacitated, so he makes them in her stead. No different than if it was you in that bed.

Funny how you guys seem to forget these things.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I think there should be some circumscribing of the guardian's powers in the absence of a clear legal declaration by the ward. After all, I could choose to go jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, but I wouldn't want a guardian to assume that he can toss me off the same bridge.

[incindiary]

No one has the right to murder an innocent person. He isn't, as she says, "letting her die", She wasn't/isn't dying. Terri is conscious, living, breathing, responsive, and she has the right to live and be with the people who DO care about her and want to take care of her.

[ClancyJ]

Yes, but I would hope that if treatment such as Terri is or is not getting came to light, that there would be people that would get up in arms about it - same as we are doing.

Terri is being systemically murdered. The fact that you want to ignore the absolute facts of her handling and say -"well, he is within his rights", shows that you are willing to ignore injustice, murder or whatever as long as there is a law that can be used as cover.

Well - I would hope - that if someone was trying to murder me, to get me out of the way for money, or whatever and I was unable to defend myself, that someone would look at facts and speak up for me.

Murderers have wives too.

[2nd amendment mama]

No! It's funny how you forget that he's her legal husband in name (and legality) only. He is engaged to a woman with whom he already has one child and has another child on the way! He obviously hasn't been a true HUSBAND to her for years. He's only looking out for himself. He plans to marry just as soon as Terri is dead. And this is the type of person you want to judge whether Terri lives or dies?

[Travelgirl]

What if HE (her husband) is the one that made her incapacitated?? Do you still want him to make decisions for her?? Why not let her live until an investigation is done?