It is a fearsome thing to go to the brink of killing in order to save life but it is also a very fearsome thing to watch someone die of dehydration because of inaction. I think the Schiavo case has damaged this country immeasurably and is a more deliberate and embarrassing stain on our reputation than My Lai.
Such things just cannot happen in this country and yet it did happen. I should have done something.
I don’t take any position on this case, but the autopsy seems to indicate PVS, dehydration, blindness.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0615051terri1.html
The autopsy report. Has it been disputed?