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You do not let facts get in the way of your version of the truth.

Actually, it was Judge Greer who did not let facts get in the way of his version of the truth.

Please, by all means, defend on their merits the "fact" that food is "medical treatment", or that a casual comment "remembered" 7 years after the fact is "clear and convincing evidence"! Please, I dare you, defend those things on their merits. Instead of just marveling and chiding me for expressing an opinion (this IS a discussion board, did you know?), why don't you have the courage of your convictions and stand behind them.

Tell me that up is down, black is white, ignorance is strength and food is "medical treatment".

You're a scary guy.

And why is that? Because I don't want the state to kill innocent people? Can you explain rationally why that would "scare" you?

Is this some bizarro universe? It is "scary" to resist the notion that the state may kill innocent people? And - what? - "not scary" to think it's a-ok for the state to kill innocent people?

*boggle*

"defend on their merits the "fact" that food is "medical treatment",

Who cares?

Someone had to make a determination as to the wishes of the patient. Florida law commanded Judge Greer to make that determination if he had "clear and convincing evidence". He said he did.

Who cares if the feeding tube is a "machine" or not? Or if food is "medical treatment" or not.

Judge Greer determined that Terri would not wish to live with a feeding tube and ordered it removed.

"casual comment "remembered" 7 years after the fact"

Whoa! Remembered? So you're saying that Michael forgot Terri's wishes, then "remembered" them 7 years later?

Oh, this should be good. Where did you get your information that Michael forgot? Something he said? Some statement he made? Something he wrote down?

"Can you explain rationally why that would "scare" you?"

What's scary is that people like you would force spouses to care for their brain damaged loved ones despite their verbal wishes to the contrary. That they would suffer financially and emotionally because nosy do-gooders like yourself know better as to what's good for the patient.

Get a life. Your own.