It's obvious her husband for whatever specious reasons he could concoct, treated Terri as if she were an albatross chained around his neck. A lingering presence that he had to eliminate. The only way he could affect this was through a judicial system to maintain his own freedom, and fortunately for him, not for Terri or her loving family, he found Judge Greer and Attorney Felos.
Terri was treated no better than a slave. Damaged property to be disposed of because she was no longer useful to her husband.
All the wondrous and gallant words of our Constitution, our Declaration of Independence, and our Bill of Rights could not save her from this heinous death order. A husband's desire based on his recall seven years after his wife's collapse of Terri's plea to do her in, starve her to death if she should become a 'vegetble' was all that was needed for Judge Greer to agree, of course the judge did take into consideration Michael's brother and sister-in-law confirmation of Terri's wishes. but, all others who disagreed and refuted these claims were not heard.
The question I have for Michael Schiavo is based on whether he is sane. For what madness must lurk in the mind of a man who stands by while his wife suffers and slowly dies by starvation and dehydration. He sees her tongue swell and crack, he sees a thick film appear around her mouth and throat which will eventually clog up her respitory system. He sees her gasping for air. He stands by. No succor, no water for her cracked lips. Nothing. He stands and watches. Counting the hours to her death. Her death, his freedom.
The doctors give Terri morphine. Is it more for Michael's need for a semblance of 'euphoria' and 'peace' that Felos told him would come as a result of starvation?
Her eyes hollow and dull, perhaps Terri feels fear. Some recognition that something is terribly wrong. Her throat is dry, no one gives her water. Her skin is cracking, no one puts lotion on to soothe her. Her organs are drying up, and why is her mother, her father, her brother and sister standing by with horror in their eyes and horror. Why aren't they touching me? A priest comes. Why?
Michael is surely insane to allow this to happen, to see the truth of his barbarey when all he should have done was to release her to her parents. Why was it so imperative that she die? Why could he not let her live?
If he had, her parents would have 'won' and he would have 'lost'.
Great post - this should be posted where all the "death to useless eater" posters lurk.