Hildy is back, I see. Still advocating death for the disabled. I bet she supported the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 though.
First, I'm sorry to bring that up, but since that poster made it very public --for all the world to see on the internet-- I think it's fair game to recall those comments.
Second, we probably all agree that there are situations where "pulling the plug" is a legitimate and moral thing to do (e.g. when the patient is in the end stage of terminal illness and has clearly requested that all life support cease). So just because one did that to a relative doesn't mean one necessarily did the wrong thing.
But like some women who've had abortions, several people I've known of who've "pulled the plug" on relatives get extremely angry and defensive about what they've done.
So defensive, that they become extremists about the topic. Their angry rhetoric is an attempt to convince others --and themselves-- that it is THEY who are taking the high road. The aborting women insist that abortion is a just a private "choice" to be exerted over a non-sentient, merely "potential" life.
Likewise the euthanasiasts insist that "pulling the plug" is a private "choice" to be made over non-sentient "brain-dead" "vegetables" who have no "quality of life."
So you're right, these people do have to dehumanize Terri, just as pro-aborts have to dehumanize the unborn. IMO It's a desperate attempt to salve their own consciences.
Where have I ever advocated death for the disabled. SHOW ME or SHUT UP.