[Abby4116]

I wasn't on Free Republic when Karen Quinlan was in the news so I can't answer that. Maybe laws do need to be changed, but more importantly, current laws need to be followed. I work for lawyers and they agree Michael should have been removed as guardian when he admitted to openly living with another woman and having children with her. To me, that's the bottom line and had that been done as required by law, Terri would probably still be alive.

No one was. It was in 1976. Karen Ann Quinlan was in a coma and was on a respirator. I believe her mother AND the hospital petitioned the court to allow the respirator to be turned off and they did not want to face murder charges. At no time was nutrition and hydration deprivation mentioned. She lived for 9 years after her respirator was removed, never regaining consciousness.

At the time, many expressed their desire not to be in the same position. And probably would again today if they saw it on the news.

But, the case was NOTHING like Terri's, in that she was not conscious and starvation/dehydration was not considered.

[mlc9852]

I know about the case - I just meant we didn't have the same communications (internet) in 1976 and if we had, things probably would have been like Terri's case. Starving and dehydrating a person can never be right.