The right to life is the basic right upon which our country is founded. It is ALWAYS a federal issue when someone is denied the right to life without fair trial. Terri was murdered by her "husband" with the state being an accomplice.
Similarly, abortion should be a state not a federal issue. Which in today's world probably means abortion at will in the majority of states.
Life is an inalienable right. The federal government is founded on that right. Protecting life from unjust denial is a federal responsibility.
Sad, but federalism also means leaving states the right to do wrong.
Surely you are not advocating that the states have the authority to deny life to the citizens of these united States without trial (as was done to Terri) are you?
I am advocating that the Constitution leaves many of the definitions of legalities up to the states. By your criteria, almost everything becomes a federal issue, as almost everything can be (and has been) defined as involving an individual’s rights.
How’s that federalizing of all issues working out for you?
And don’t call me Shirley.