[zarf]

If my wife told me she did not want to live in a vegitative state and god forbid it happened, I can tell you right now nothing would end my crusade to fulfill her wish.

[goldstategop]

Terri's not in a vegetative condition... and we have only her husband's word for it that his wife wants to die. Its the selfishness of the motive that bothers me. I'd be a lot more comfortable if Terri had left behind independent evidence of her wishes. She didn't. So in the absence of anything from her, we have to err on the side of the belief she wants to live. Nearly all of us do. And there's also this aspect of the courts ignoring her parents' wishes. You would think though those who love their child know them better than any one else, right? But no seems to be listening to them. That's why this entire case is so unseemly.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[SilentServiceCPOWife]

If my wife told me she did not want to live in a vegitative state and god forbid it happened, I can tell you right now nothing would end my crusade to fulfill her wish.

Of course. That is your obligation as her husband. But I bet that you wouldn't move in with another woman and father two children by her before your wife was dead. That is my problem with Michael Schiavo. His actions make me question the sincerity of his quest. If he loves his wife so much that he feels compelled to fight to fulfill her wishes, why doesn't he respect her enough not to openly carry on with another woman?