My Dad died nine months ago of sepsis. It was not only horrific for him, but for those of us who stayed at his side. The infection ravaged every system in his body.
He was dying, and when his liver, and kidneys totally shut down, the doctors, with our agreement, stopped giving him TPN (total parenteral nutriton) through his central line.
Basically, when the calories were spent, so was he.
His cause of death was listed as sepsis.
Terri Schiavo is not dying. She is not in physical pain. If they remove her feeding tube, the cause of her death will not be sepsis, cancer, or some other disease. The cause of her death will be starvation.
I just haven't crossed that line where I think that we should starve, or euthanize those who some my deem inconvenient or undesirable.
If Schiavo and this whacky judge get their way and Terri is in fact killed, I would hope that the doctor who signs her death certificate is honest and lists the cause of death as you suggested, 'starvation - ordered by 6th Circuit Court Judge George W. Greer as requested by estranged husband Michael Schiavo.'
Maybe, when the legal community and the political community get their heads screwed on the right way, these two could be charged with murder?
So sorry about your Dad. Bless your heart.