[Old Sarge]

Shades of Schiavo?

[Alberta's Child]

The Schiavo case was very different from this one. In her situation, the question involved the removal of feeding/hydration from a patient. In this case, I'm assuming that the term "life support" in the article is a reference to other mechanical measures that are aimed at replacing the body's normal functions.

For anyone who might be offended by the questions I'm asking here, please note that there is an enormous distinction under any objective moral code between removing a patient's "life support" and starving them to death. If a society didn't have limits on the kinds of heroic efforts it would employ to keep people alive at all costs, we could theoretically keep everyone "alive" indefinitely.