It is a continuum thingie, but since the Terri case is factually driven it cannot be characterized as Terri's parents having a frivolous claim. Above are the ins and outs on the matter, which in the end kind of suggest that the court can do whatever the hell it wants within wide limits. But with an impending corpse, in the case, it really can't.
Well, sadly, the court can do what it wants. Even on a life and death issue. My main complaint is the time the judge is taking. He knows there will be an attempt to appeal his decision either way. He can write a 100 page opinion, but it isn't going to say anything new he couldn't have said on the record at a hearing this morning. Whichever way he rules, he is not being respectful of the emergency nature of this situation. As the night drags on I find that very wrong.