I don't like judges being involved either, but if they must be, I would far prefer that it be a judge who prefers to give medicine a chance rather than inhumanely killing someone off.
"I don't like judges being involved either, but if they must be, I would far prefer that it be a judge who prefers to give medicine a chance rather than inhumanely killing someone off."
It is preferable...but it never should have gotten to the courtroom
It is the medical community who should understand that pvs is not a rock solid diagnosis. The medical community should understand there is no way to truly test a person's self awareness.
So their claims to a "peaceful" death through dehydration are just wishful thinking.
Dehydration should not be allowed.
Terminal patients who truly are dying will naturally refuse food and water at the end of their life...but to actively dehydrate someone who is not dying is murder.