[SoCar]

The judge took the word of Terri's husband that she did not want to live this way. I didn't believe that but Greer did. There is no effort underway to exterminate disabled people. Though I also agree that it is an ominous sign that we would allow Terri to die this way. Can we please not post photos of Concentration Camp victims? That was an atrocity unto itself and invoking it will not help our side gather supporters. It is over the top. IMHO.

[MizSterious]

If you believe that, the shyster Felos has a nice bridge to sell you.

[Fudd Fan]

"There is no effort underway to exterminate disabled people."

You could very well be right, but I'm not entirely sure - and that is enough to scare me.

[maine-iac7]

There is no effort underway to exterminate disabled people. Though I also agree that it is an ominous sign that we would allow Terri to die this way. Can we please not post photos of Concentration Camp victims? That was an atrocity unto itself and invoking it will not help

Discounting the Hemlock Society and the the other Euthanasia groups - and the many who have have already been "allowed" to die this way - we can't hide our heads in the sand. Terri's case was the second such case that got wide publicity because the families disagreed and fought it out in the courts -

Hitler started his exterminations first with the sick and handicapped...Shall we wait for step 2?

[Smokin' Joe]

I agree that the posting of Nazi atrocities as an analogy is "over the top".

As for the outcome of this entire situation, what did people expect?

Over 40,000,000 of the most helpless people have been slaughtered in brutal disregard for those who cannot speak for themselves since Roe v. Wade. Removed from their "feeding tube". All they needed was for the legal 'next of kin' to decide they wouldn't want to live under whatever circumstances were extrapolated for them.

Logically, if we require that helpless living people (the ones who have been born and have lived to adulthood) not be discarded without a high standard of proof that they would want it this way, could we not carry that standard into the arena of abortion on demand?

What about numerous known instances of newborns killed by non-medical people shortly after birth? (murder) Children starved to death in their cradles?(murder) Killing mother and unborn child? (double murder)

Somehow, the courts have succeded in defining murder as not being murder if committed against those who are helpless to speak, on someone else's say-so.

You say there is no effort underway to exterminate disabled people. I am not so sure. If it is present, it is in its relative infancy. This might be the hairline crack in that dam that eventually leads to complete failure.

That said, those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. The actions taken against the disabled in Nazi Germany were the beginning, and not the end.

[Twinkie]

Will this case not be cited by lawyers in the future as a precedent on which future cases will be decided?