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So basically, you haven't told me anything I didn't already know.

So if you were feeling smugly superior you can drop it.

The fear is laws will be drawn up requiring certain procedures that currently patients would refuse or have a right to discontinue.

procedures that currently patients would refuse or have a right to discontinue.

Wouldn't that be fun? Family taking the government to court, to get a feeding tube removed on a PVS patient, and the family loses in court? This opposite scenario just points out that making more LAWS will not solve this problem. Leave it in the hands of the PEOPLE.

You say,you haven't told me anything I didn't already no.
So if you were feeling smugly superior you can drop it.

What a nice comment to say. telling me I am smugly superior and then tell me to drop it.

Missy, don't tell me to drop anything - the only thing that needs to drop is your attitude. I agree with you, no one can tell you anything.

Again, have no fear - no one will be ripping anyones tube or inserting one. No laws will be made to that effect. I would be right along with the next person opposing such laws. You are covered with your wishes in writing as long as your piece of paper remains in the hands of someone you trust. If and when I stop my procrastination, I'll get one.

As we all know, this was an unusual case. This was brought to the forefront by husband who no longer wanted his wife alive - that is, after he fought for money to help her. His refused to divorce her or relinquish guardianship instead hid under heresay for his own reasons.

Patients are taken off of some kind of support daily for one reason or another or never put on any support. Their wishes or the families - either way it is heart wrenching for the survivors. More so, when the decision needs to be made quick - after a terrible accident - life support or not? They will die w/o it - what to do - will they recoup if I give them life support or will they live in a vegetated state. Not easy at all. The government does not interfer and should not interfer with such decisions and NO ONE wants laws to make it allowable.

But Terri's case is not the norm for all the obvious reasons and then with the comment from her guardian, 'when is the bitch going to die'. Her death was not heart wretching at all to MS, it was his desire, not hers, IMO.