When I first read the ABC poll I knew the results would be unreliable. The questions were based on lies. But I figured the country was going to hell in a handbasket anyway, and it might be true that the culture of death had permeated throughout all levels of society.
Every real normal person I spoke to about this thought that denying food and water to Terri and starving her to death was murder. Not a single person would admit to wanting to die like that.
There really are two separate questions:
Would you want to live like Terri? and
Would you want to be slowly starved to death over 13 days, like Terri?
The first question is so ridiculous, for who would ever answer 'YES'?
The second question, for any thinking person, is "NO".
Another contrived phrase "The Right to Die" does not exist in law. Civilized society has determined there is no "Right to Kill" but it was done in this case,under cover of law.
Life experience and common sense screamed for a more thorough review of the facts and the law before Terri was killed.
In FR we have seen the righteous indignation of anti-euthenasia people (called hysterical) and the callous legalisms of the 'rights of the spouse' side.
Life will never be the same for FR - or, more importantly, the Schindlers
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