Ok not that I'm saying that the investigation shouldn't happen, but where is the effort to change the Florida statute. Michael Schiavo wasn't really functioning as Terri's husband by the fact that was shacked up with this other woman and had two children with her. He was her husband on paper...that's it. The law governing these matters needs to be changed, tweaked, or something.
Who is determining when citizens have to die? What authority do they have? Is an "end-of-life" panel making laws? And what about the progressive altering of those laws.
Posted by mercyme from undocumented source
"The 765 law was revised in 1999 to include "end-stage condition" as a reason to withdraw life prolonging procedures along with persistant vegetative state and terminal illness. This was also put into law. Geldart also redefines terminal illness as not just conditions that cause death, but "irreversible" conditions or conditions "with no reasonable chance of recovery". Felos used this definition for the argument that Terri is terminal because she has a "irreversible" neurological condition with no "reasonable hope for recovery".
Seems the public needs to be aware of just what is being decided and who is deciding regarding the ability to keep their constitutional rights of LIFE in that state and probably other states as well.
A lot of things need to change besides Michael Schiavo being brought down. The laws need to be changed I think on the Federal Level that all types of Euthanasia/killing of the handicapped in this country should be made illegal, especially if they have no written directive. This case has so many parts of it that went wrong for Terri. Florida let her down and allowed her HINO to put her down like a dog, and our Federal Justice system let her down after Bush signed into law Terri's law 2. It is a disgrace and I pray to God our country will do the right thing and change the laws!