Terri is Catholic and left no living will. If she had felt strongly about dying, she would have made one. Furthermore, I can't imagine who would want to be starved to death -- it's a horrible way to die.
It is also scary that we can be killed on merely the word of someone who hates us and the whim of a judge if we become disabled.
In this case there is also an incredible amount of evidence of general corruption and disregard of laws.
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Dehyrated is worse, and since Michael forbids water as well as food...
Stiil, another thing I wish courts could consider (though if they looked at anything reasonably, all of this would be a non-issue) is whether Terri's wishes would be applicable in this particular situation.
Even if Terri would generally prefer to die if she were incapacitated to the degree Michael is alleging, I don't think her desire to die would be so strong that she would want her loved ones dragged through to ensure that it was carried out. It would be one thing for her to wish to die if her circumstances were such that her live was causing nobody any pleasure and hastening her death would ease her loved ones' grief; it is quite another to suggest that she would wish to die when her loved ones want to take care of her and would gain happiness from doing so.
Do you happen to have the link to the website where O'Reilly had the interview with the woman who was wrongly diagnosed (like Terri) as having PVS?
I read that fantastic transcript a long time ago, & can't seem to find it again.
Don't go thru too much trouble, but if you can find it readily, I would appreciate it.
Thanks