Of course these people do not understand that Terri's parents asked that if the tube was going to come out, that they pleaded with Judge that it be done in their home so that Terri could die at home.
AGAIN GREER DENIED THEIR REQUEST!
Greer was adamant that she get no water or food, whether by tube or by mouth. The key was to kill her, not just pull a tube.
Greer had to know that Terri had some swallowing ability. If her parents took her home, they would have her and not Michael and the hospice. They could have given, or tried to give, her liquid/food by mouth.
She might have survived. She might have proved to the world that Greer was maliciously wrong in pretending that she needed, in fact, wanted to die. Of course he would deny her going home with her parents. He was worried she wouldn't die.
Then would he be in trouble.
brigette, I know what you said was in context of angry people who blame Terri and her family for her and the protestors disturbing the peace at the hospice. It wasn't in context of why Greer ruled as he did. I just wanted to throw that in as to his motive. Bottom line, the family did not want Terri at the hospice and of course she did not want to be there. That was forced by Michael, Felos and Greer. The protestors were there only in pursuant to their rights. If Terri were not forced there, ipso facto, no protestors.