My friend, the system failed to function for justice. There were too many conflicts of interest with the judge (Greer) and with the grossly abusive husband. The entire finding of facts was kept with Greer despite very questionable connections and conflicts of interest that would have allowed other courts to bring in new evidence and cite the charges, and those other courts merely rubber stamped the rulings of Greer by effectively blocking anything that would reflect negatively on Greer or the court system or the Hospice program, or the guardianship (Greer even appointed himself her guardian at one point while still hearing the case and appeals in his court!). To top off all that, when the U.S. Congress fashioned a bill to settle the habeas corpus issue and allow a Federal court to do a de novo trial of ALL evidence, Federal Judge Whittemore ignored the bill and rubber stamped the entire past history of the flawed process, effectively ignoring the conflicts of interest, the evidence to the contrary of a PVS diagnosis, and the abuses of Terri's once husband.
In short, Terri was executed without anyone ever proving beyond a reasonable that Terri actually wanted to die after becoming severely disabled ... and even the most heinous murderers get that standard of proof before execution.
I listened to none other than Ken Starr discuss this case, and like Mr. Starr, I believe that it was adjudicated properly, and that the decision, though unfortunate, was lawful.
I also agree with Starr on the fact that the Federal government had no business getting involved in this.
I don't believe that you would have supported Terri's right to die EVEN with overwhelming documentation to support her wishes.
You can't be both pro-life, and supportive of a person's desire to end life willfully.