[sinkspur]

Terri needs only food.

In Florida law, hydration and food are considered a "medical procedure."

[From many - one.]

A medical procedure is not the same thing as life support.

A bandage for a sprained ankle is a medical procdure.

A tube to get the food into you is a medical procedure.

A ventilator is life support.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

In Catholic theology food and water are not considered medical procedures, but basic necessities and part of the works of mercy, no matter what the state of Florida says. God's law being higher than man's law, it behooves us who actually believe the teachings to work against such things.

[Iwo Jima]

In Florida law, hydration and food are considered a "medical procedure."

Texas law, too. Or rather, it's considered "life sustaining treatment." If you sign the standard Advanced Directive, you have given your doctors permission to starve you and cause you to die of thirst if they deem you to be suffering from a terminal illness. Of course, you can write your own directive, but you better know what these terms mean or you may be agreeing to something that you never meant to.