[Dog Gone]

I agree that a PVS finding isn't necessary, but it bolstered Michael's case. I haven't looked at the Florida Statutes since the Terri battles were raging here, but I believe that they provide that the feeding tube can be removed from such a patient.

I'd have to go back and look, but I've viewed it as a fallback argument for Michael if the "Terri's wishes" argument had failed.

[Cboldt]

I'd have to go back and look, but I've viewed it as a fallback argument for Michael if the "Terri's wishes" argument had failed.

There is no fallback if patient's wishes are not found. That is a necessary prerequisite, for now.

Florida Chapter 765 taken as a whole is, IMO, internally inconsistent; but by choosing through the clauses in a suitable path, the statutes will read as authorizing the outcome of the case.