Perhaps I was unclear. When the option of using a G-tube to feed Terri was available, it would be reasonable to use it if there was any meaningful likelihood that oral feeding could cause aspiration. When the G-tube was removed, what reason was there for not attempting oral hydration and feeding? That Terri did not choke on her own saliva indicated that she was able to swallow a significant quantity of liquid. The risks of oral feeding may not have been worth taking when there was a viable alternative, but when no alternative existed, what meaningful risks were there (besides the "risk" of success)?
None. That was more risk than Michael Schitvo was willing to take.