" Unable to take nourishment orally, is this the factor for deciding who should or should not live now? "
Terri cannot get food to her stomach without assistance-like tens of thousands of stroke patients and those with spinal cord injuries-like the late Christopher Reeve.
Why even infants need help getting food to their stomachs.
The only difference is that the rest of the nourishment impaired have family members who are trying to help them, not snuff them.
How about those with esophageal ulcers and cancers. They often have tubes in place for nourishment.