The government is not even on the horizon. It is not a part of the equation nor even in the picture. My duties to the sick and dying do not derive from the government nor have any relevance to the government unless it attempts to impede me from performing them as it clearly is in the Schiavo case.
Did He tell you He wouldn't want to live like that?
Jesus "told" me (and you) that whatever you do to the least of His brethren you do to Him.
You want to starve and dehydrate the one who died on the cross for you? One who is helpless and who even resembles the dying Jesus in his Passion?
Count me out.
The government -- which would have no authority unless it was given from above -- apparently decided Michael Schiavo has the power to speak on behalf of his disabled spouse. That he should speak for her seems reasonable in light of the fact that "they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."
Jesus "told" me (and you) that whatever you do to the least of His brethren you do to Him.
It appears that a husband is carrying out his wife's wishes. Or, was her union with him against her will? More than that, was it against God's will? Are her (alleged) suffering and (apparently) impending death against God's will?
You want to starve and dehydrate the one who died on the cross for you? One who is helpless and who even resembles the dying Jesus in his Passion? Count me out.
Indeed, some would insist that I should count you out. But, instead, I'm hoping you're not totally opposed to clear thinking.