"The point that others have made, and I have asked about, is the context of the cessation of nourishment and hydration."
Curious, would it make a difference if she were on a ventalator?
Seems like some people feel if she were on a ventalator (assisted breathing) and it was removed and she suffocated that would be understandable.
But if they remove the assisted feeding tube that would be starvation and not ok.
Don't get me wrong, I know it's a source of confliction either way.
I'm not getting you wrong and I said the exact same thing to my husband today.
It's like people knew that people got taken off machines. But they never knew people had feeding tubes removed and allowed to "starve".
Seems like some people feel if she were on a ventalator (assisted breathing) and it was removed and she suffocated that would be understandable.
Yes. It would make a difference if the measures sustaining her life were something other than food, clothing and shelter.
It would also make a difference if there actually was clear and convincing evidence that Terri would starve herself to death if given the chance.
Get a load of this (sent to me via freepmail by another freeper):
ABC News; Peter and their doctor guy (can't remmber his name, but he's always on as their doctor) have a copy of the papers that Jeb Bush is filing today with the "new" evidence that she might not be PVS.
The doctor read from the last page; the "new" doctor was in the room for 90 minutes, during that time she did NOT exhibit ANY of the things they claim -- no sounds, no eye movement, no recognition -- NOTHING.
But he then went on to say something like, "But you get the sense she can."