[Balata]

"There is no good outcome to this case. Except perhaps if Florida and the other states were to amend their laws and resolve conflicts among loved ones differently -- by granting authority not necessarily to the spouse but to whatever first-degree relative (even if in the minority) chooses life and is committed to support it. Call it Terri's law. It would help prevent our having to choose in the future between travesty and tragedy."

It is difficult to disagree with Charles on this point. Perhaps this will be the best outcome.

[Jim Noble]

by granting authority not necessarily to the spouse but to whatever first-degree relative (even if in the minority) chooses life and is committed to support it.

This would be a terrible law.

In end-of-life situations where one family member disagrees, the dissident is usually guilt-ridden, or delusional, or both.