Hearsay evidence from the husband, his brother, and sister-in-law was about it. With the family in disagreement it was the judge's discretion to decide and he went with the guardian's word. Rubberstamping a guardian's decision is routine in many courts and not necessarily an indication of any deep soul-searching on the part of the judge in weighing the "evidence".
Many people think it's not the best law which allows a guardian to take the life of his ward and benefit handsomely if he does take that life.
It's true that working through channels to change bad laws is ideal but in this case a woman's life hung in the balance. There will be plenty of time to hammer out better laws in the legislature but Terri was running out of time. Better to err on the side of her life and in the meantime the public can become part of the legislative deliberation on how to improve the law.
This reminds me of the gospel where the question was raised if it were lawful to rescue an ox from a pit on the Sabbath. Christ indicated it was better to err on the side of life over the law. That seems like a good guideline here.
Christ indicated it was better to err on the side of life over the law. That seems like a good guideline here.
Nice point!