And when you think it can't get any worse, this........
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/thrive/2003/nov/18/111803793.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Multnomah County judge has rejected a request that doctors restart life support for Douglas Schmidt, a Portland man who slipped into a coma last March when his state-paid anti-seizure medication ran out.
As Schmidt hovered near death Monday, his sister broke ranks with other family members and sought a court order to reconnect a ventilator that had been switched off Sunday.
Circuit Judge Katherine Tennyson rejected the request for a restraining order.
"I see no reason to change the decision that has been made," she said.
'The hearing ended amicably, though legal appeals are possible. "At least to the very end I did what I could for him," Wight said.'
h'mm, so the death sentence hearing ended 'amicably' -- business as usual?