Should he be starved to death too? If not, please explain the difference between him and Terri.
My oldest son suffered brain damage at birth due to lack of oxygen. Shortly thereafter, we were called into the doctor's office and advised strongly and harshly that we should discontinue all efforts to save him, including feeding, as he would, and I quote, never know us, never smile, and only live his entire life in a vegetative state. Instead, my wife gave him mother's milk from a little dropper, we held him, we talked to him, we loved him and prayed. Today, he walks and runs, he puts his own shoes on, he loves music and controls the radio himself. And when we put him to bed and cover him up and kiss him at night, we get the biggest smile you ever saw. Don't believe the right to die crowd when they cry doom and no hope. Where there's life -and prayer- there's hope. And food and water are NOT extraordinary life-sustaining measures. Witholding them, however, IS murder.
That's my two cents.
Since my mother worked at a state hospital for the retarded, I have seen many people like your cousin. I cannot understand the heartlessness that leads people to cheer on the death of a helpless disabled woman, and I fear very much for the well-being of people like your cousin, if we cannot stop this madness now.