[MHGinTN]

Mrs. Thomas, however, has reportedly stated that her intention is to move her husband to the Community Hospice of Northeast Florida and seek the authority to direct the removal of his gastric feeding tube, causing his death by dehydration and starvation. ... According to Ms. Patton, her son speaks a limited vocabulary, gives affirmative and negative hand signals and has successfully answered questions of where he lives, where he attended school and his situation. She states that he is aware and oriented.

But, but, but ... the 'kill Terri because she's not there' crowd has told us that the Terri Schiavo execution won't have any impact on future disposition of 'PVS' diagnosed patients.

[Future Useless Eater]

separate front-page thread started for Scott Thomas - jacksonville resident whose wife wants him starved to death

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1403250/posts

Schiavo Foundation Urges Wife of Disabled Jacksonville Man to Err on the Side of Life

[EternalVigilance]

But, but, but ... the 'kill Terri because she's not there' crowd has told us that the Terri Schiavo execution won't have any impact on future disposition of 'PVS' diagnosed patients.

Yep. Slippery slopes are hard to get off of...

[texasflower]

First of all, I'm not in any "crowd". Secondly, this has been going on for a long time, just as I said on the other thread.

I also said that in most cases these decisions were made out of love, but there are obviously bad people in this world.

Terri's death and the agenda driven on BOTH sides, are looking for stories like this, just as they are looking for stories of miraculous recovery.

Just because things are suddenly being noticed, does not mean this hasn't happened before and won't happen again.

This is NOT new.

[MizSterious]

It obviously does, and it's apparent to me that it was the trial balloon. All those who said there wouldn't be more to follow are very, very wrong--but perhaps they knew that when they said it. They got their foot in the door, didn't they?