[Jibaholic]

The autopsy just showed that there was no evidence of abuse.

My wife has told me that she wouldn't want the feeding tube. Suppose her family did want her to keep it, and started suing left and right? Then our marriage vow would be turned into a mockery because of self-annointed conservatives.

[jackv]

Why do you suppose she wanted a divorce??? Because he was such a loyal and loving husband?????????

[jackv]

Having been in an abusive relationship, I KNOW God would not want that for me AND guess what? There is not a single sign on my body that it happened but it did.
I would PRAY that my loving family would tend to me over such a monster that I unfortunaley married.
Not all marriages are beautiful things, jib!!!
The thing to do and what God always wants is the loving thing.

[Swiss]

Suppose that we err on the side of life, pretty much have independent review of her medical situation and husband's actions instead of some backwater judge making all the calls.

If other judges had taken the time to review the case anew like Congress wanted and if other independent medical doctors had examined her then yes there is there is a good chance that she was in PVS and yes that her husband had the right to pull the plug.

Good God man we are talking about the right every convict has to get his case reviewed and facts doubled checked. IF it is not done then it is too late if mistakes was made.

I know you would of swear that Bulimia caused the collapse but we now know that there is no evidence for it, in other words we are dealing with humans who make mistakes or lie so before you pull the plug on your wife I suggest you better make damn sure she wanted it in the first place and that she can't recover.

What are you going to do if you did pull the plug on the wife based on a statement a few years old and she starts out crying "I want to live?".

You used a bible quote to justify the right of the husband to kill, is there other quotes that justify mercy killing. I thought that God should be the one to determine death other than his ten commandments to Man.

[Xenalyte]

Your particular problem can be solved by your wife telling her family her wishes as well.

Better yet, she can write them down and give you AND her family a copy.

That way, everyone's on the same page, so to speak.

BTW, if she is found unconscious just after she decides to divorce you, all bets are off and her parents get her.

[TASMANIANRED]

Your wife can have exactly what she wishes if she puts it in writing.