[muawiyah]

Think about it this way, if there was NO government involvement at all in the case, the woman would still be alive.

The courts are, in fact, part of the government.

[voltaires_zit]

> if there was NO government involvement at all in the
> case, the woman would still be alive

Not likely. Michael Schiavo would have simply removed the tubes back when he decided that was what he wanted to do, rather than go to the courts.

Which brings up the interesting fact that he could have just done that anyway. He wasn't under any obligation to take it to the courts to begin with.