I should have responded with this as well; you may wish to not the last paragraph of my post specifically.
As stated in 2001, by the Florida 2nd District Court of appeals in their support of the foundation ruling - which everyone should thoroughly read:
http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/2dcaorder01-01.txt
They found that there was clear and convincing evidence that she wouldn't want the tube to remain.
They also noted that Michael did not make the decision - he asked the court to listen to both sides and for the court to take his role in this matter of her tube. He did not have to do that. He could have forced he parents to challenge his legal decision from a less powerful position.
Thought you said you wanted to drop it because you didn't have time. How nice you made time. But you're still on the wrong side on this.
While I am NOT a BIG believer in VAST conspiracies; I am a believer in LITTLE CONSPIRACIES. LITTLE conspiracies occur all the time everywhere. Individuals of like mind get together to achieve a goal of one kind or another. It could be a business venture, citizens getting together to get a STOP sign at the corner of a dangerous street, or people organizing a campaign to have someone they like elected.
In Terri's case, a group of men got together and decided Terri should die. Michael had his own reasons (money, hatred, possibly covering up a crime) and Judge Greer and Felos had theirs (a case establishing Euthanasia precedent).
Believe it, or not!
They found that there was clear and convincing evidence that she wouldn't want the tube to remain.
**WHAT ABOUT THIS? Florida Statute 90.602 provides protection for incapacitated persons
by forbidding self-serving hearsay of alleged oral declarations as admissible
evidence in court:
(1) No person interested in an action or proceeding against the personal
representative, heir at law, assignee, legatee, devisee, or survivor of a
deceased person, or against the assignee, committee, or guardian of a mentally
incompetent person, shall be examined as a witness regarding any oral
communication between the interested person and the person who is deceased or
mentally incompetent at the time of the examination.
Link: 90.602 Testimony of interested persons.
http://flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0090/SEC602.HTM&Title=-%3E2004-%3ECh0090-%3ESection%20602#0090.602