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"It's sheer idiocy to claim Terri is being killed or murdered just because an *artificial* means of keeping her alive is discontinued."

In your view, one could justly kill a baby (or the infirm) by omitting nutrition and hydration on the basis that the object of the omission cannot fend for itself. You call others that think otherwise "idiots." Well, one can do worse than being an idiot. Your position is barbaric and disgusting!

Non sequitur. Terri's situation is very different than a baby because:

1. Terri didn't want to be kept alive if she was ever placed in such a situation - babies can't make that choice.

2. Terri has NO chance of recovering and regaining cognitive abilities and hasn't shown any hint of doing so in 15 years. Babies show such abilities from the moment of birth.

3. Terri is ARTIFICIALLY kept alive by having a tube directly inserted into her stomach. Babies are fed NATURALLY through the mouths.

Get your facts straight before pointing fingers.