Time and time again, Terri was neglected and abused. It can happen. It did happen.
I do not believe that she said anything to anyone, since her postmortem showed horrible deterioration to what remained of her brain. Further, I find it disgusting that there are these stories of her supposed abilities. From the postmortem, she was clearly in a devastated state that did not support speech.
Regardless of that, she either had inherent worth, or she did not. I say she did. She did not need to be able to speak to have inherent worth and be a valuable individual. I believe that all human life has inherent worth. With or without the ability to speak, I would not deny her worth. But I would not assign to her qualities she did not have to make her more sympathetic. I don't have to. She had value the way she was. I would not argue about her right to live.
I simply argue that judges cannot be in the business of making up laws where none existed before.
“Oh, and the cop in Terri’s room heard her try to say, “I want to live.”
Of course he did. Never mind Terri couldn’t talk.