[Servant of the 9]

Your statistics are in error. At most there may be a couple more cases like that of Mrs. Schiavo, but that's over the period of a decade or so.

I know 2 people on this site who have had to withdraw food & water from relatives in the last 2 years. Two of the anchors on FOX news today said they had had to do it with parents in the last year. Tens of thousands of people have food and water or other life support withdrawn every year. The reason you don't hear about them is that most people are not as crazy as Terri's parents.

So9

[beandog]

No one on this site had to withdraw food and water from anyone, they chose to. The same with the anchors on Fox news.

[muawiyah]

Your statistics are still in error. The other cases you cite do not have the same characteristics as this case.

[Jrabbit]

Calling Terris' parents crazy is so lame.

All these people you cite....did their relatives have a living will? If so, you have no arguement.

[Badray]

I know 2 people on this site who have had to withdraw food & water from relatives in the last 2 years. Two of the anchors on FOX news today said they had had to do it with parents in the last year. Tens of thousands of people have food and water or other life support withdrawn every year.

Ignorance or dishonesty?

Yes, feeding are stopped. Ventilators are unplugged.

FROM TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS! People who die within minutes or hours of life support being withdrawn.

Not from people who are like Terri, brain damaged, but not relying on extraordinary means to keep her alive. Not from people who will linger and suffer for weeks before dying a horrible death.

So are you just ignorant or dishonest?