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On any level? I beg to differ. The state through the DSS sought permission to have Haleigh's life-support removed, but her step-father argued against that, so the courts became involved in the dispute and gave permission for the respirator and the feeding tube to be removed. Both Haleigh and Terri were designated by doctors testifying in court to be in states of PVS and had no hope of recovery.

In Haleigh's case, they were wrong, very wrong about her state of consciousness and her improbable recovery. Will she be out of danger from having her feeding tube removed? That is unknown at this point, and why I posted this thread.

I find it very disturbing that, with as much recovery as Haleigh's had so far, the state may still decide to remove her feeding tube (or stop feeding and hydrating her). If you read other articles about Haleigh, they say almost the same thing, that the state has decided to not remove her tube for now. They leave the possibility open to withholding food and water from her at a later date, because they have already been given the court's permission, and she might not improve much.

The quality of life issue gets talked about all over again. Is it really okay to hasten someone's death because we aren't comfortable with their quality of life? I'm just not crazy about that idea.