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Judge Greer has not only ordered that her feeding tube be withdrawn (the so called "artificial" support) he has also denied a request by her parents that she be given water and food by mouth. This order is clearly illegal. That action has crossed the line into euthanasia or even jujdcially enforced suicide. Has Florida enacted legislation to permit this? No judge or guardian has the power to deny a person nourishment by natural means and it does not take an attorney to figure this out. I defy anyone to find legal authorization, even in Florida law, for this order.

As is stated in another thread on an article by a doctor (William Anderson) in the Weekly Standard titled "Terri's Last Chance" there is no medical, legal or moral reason to not attempt a trial of natural drinking. He argues all the outcomes of such a trial, even if it results in a quicker death, are better than refusing to allow her to attempt to take food and water on her own. Only Greer's order stops this and such an order is not within the power of a court to make.

Jeb and George Bush should blast Judge Greer out of the water on this illegal order and immediately give her water by mouth. Who is going to stop them? All the law enforcement people are under the governor's jurisdiction. Greer is only getting away with this order by default because there has been so much focus on the feeding tube and I don't think this issue has even been pressed. We don't know if Terri could accept enough nutrition to stay alive but every human being has the right to try to take a drink of water! If it works, this could allow time to dismiss Greer for violating her human rights by his order and overturn the guardian decision.

I defy anyone to find legal authorization, even in Florida law, for this order.

Chapter 765, Florida Statutes 2004 <-- Link

It's in there. If I wasn't so exhausted over this, I'd point you to the details. Here are links to some posts where I quote and discuss clauses ...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1370346/posts?page=96#96
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1369665/posts?page=818#818 <-- See 818, 829, 855