[Dog Gone]

That's what it all comes down to. ME. Instead of looking at Terri's case, and considering it on it's own individual merits and it's unique circumstances, in as unbiased manner as humanly possible, you place it on par with your personal situation and project into it your own fears.

And you only want to look at this situation through the lens of Terri's situation. It's bigger than that. I'm willing to consider how this might affect the entire country. You won't.

[TAdams8591]

Wrong. I can well see how the precedent established in Terri's case will effect vulnerable people in circumstances similar to Terri's, a fact you choose to ignore.

[supercat]

And you only want to look at this situation through the lens of Terri's situation. It's bigger than that. I'm willing to consider how this might affect the entire country. You won't.

Suppose I have an invalid ward I want to get rid of. Please explain the problem with the following plan:

1. Forbid any efforts by the ward's relatives or anyone who likes the ward to make any photos, videos, movies, or audio recordings.
2. Move with the ward to Pinellas County, Florida.
3. Have a few well-chosen "doctors" examine the ward, possibly after injecting a nice quantity of morphine first.
4. Hire a lawyer who can make sure a a "suitable" judge gets appointed.
5. Have the doctors declare the ward is PVS.
6. "Remember" some statements the ward made about not wanting to live this way. Have a siling and an in-law also "remember" such statements.

Is there any reason that plan shouldn't work?