[Texas Deb]

Leben unwurdig leben - life unworthy of life.

It appears that the majority of Americans, according to the polls, believe that Terri should die because hers is a life not worth living and that she would want to die - same rationale used by the Nazi's to kill the mentally retarded, the mentally ill, and the phycially handicapped.

[johnb838]

And then the second part, if she did NOT want to die, then she is a greedy b!tch and should have "care withheld" for that reason. Arrrgh! I can't deal with this. Bye-bye.

[expatguy]

yes - just talking about that - it is chilling

makes me feel old ;-)

[PigRigger]

"the majority of Americans believe, according to the polls, belleive that Terri should die because hers is a life not worth living...."

You are jumping to conclusions that are not necessarily true.

Most American's would say yes if the person in question was completely unresponsive; most American's have been led to believe this is the case.

If I was not conscious of my surroundings, and being fed by a tube, only to keep my body alive, I too would not wish to exist in such a manner.

I do not know how aware Terri is to her surroundings, I pray she is not conscious.

I went through a similar situation with my brother. His was body was kept alive while his mind was dead, my brothers and I elected to remove the tube. If we saw any spark of life or behavior signifying consciousness we would never have done so.

If Terri is conscious and aware, this is a very bad decision. If she is not, than I feel that this is the right decision.

None of us know the reality of her condition, we've only seen pictures and read statements from both sides.

Most American's would not support the removal of the tube if they felt there was any spark of life and consciousness remaining. One also can conclude that most American's believe that she is unaware of what is happening to her given the court decisions and Doctor's testimonies that have been broad-casted. And in the end, most Americans would be outraged if they found out later that she was conscious and aware of what was happening to her.