The problem is that is not altogether a description of what is going on here:
"But none of the decisions of the courts make any mention of "a feeding tube". For example, the last decision that was made by Judge George W. Greer of the Circuit Court of Pinellas County, Florida, on February 25 that led to the last removal of Ms. Schiavo’s feeding tube, read in part as follows:
"Therefore it is… ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that absent a stay from the appellate courts, the guardian, MICHAEL SCHIAVO, shall cause the removal of nutrition and hydration from the ward, THERESA SCHIAVO, at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2005." [Emphasis added]
The court order doesn’t just require that the feeding tube be removed — it orders that Terri Schiavo be deprived of all food and water. The decision of the Florida court is not the equivalent of "pulling the plug". If someone needs mechanical assistance to breathe and the ventilator is removed, it is not unusual for some patients to start to breathe on their own. To compare the situation that Terri Schiavo is in with someone who is on a ventilator would be the equivalent of the ventilator being removed, the person starting to breathe on their own and then requiring that they be smothered because the court has ordered that they not be given any air. What is truly amazing is that there has been virtually no mention in the massive media coverage about the prohibition against all food and water. All that is discussed is the feeding tube."
And this is where people's basic misunderstanding comes in.
Do you think that people have feeding tubes because people in the nursing homes, rehab centers and hospitals are too busy to cook?
It is because people have had massive strokes or are PVS or a host of other reasons and cannot eat or swallow. For a few days an IV will do the trick, but after some length of time and a feeding tube is required.
So although the court order does not specifically say "remove the feeding tube", it DOES say "remove hydration and nutrition". They are one and the same thing.
Following their logic.......what IF they removed the ventalator and she began to talk.
What IF they removed the feed tube and she began to talk?
In the case at hand, it ain't gonna happen... the courts have determined after listening to the testimony of those who are suppose to know.