[Ouderkirk]

I suppose that the magnitude of the Terry Schiavo case would depend on who you asked.

The one thing that we won’t know is what Terry wanted. We know what her cheating husband wanted, and got. We know what Terry’s family wanted. But we will never know what Terry wanted.

I can imagine it was a difficult existence for her and her immediate family. But the whole death thing was unnecessary. All the POS husband had to do was divorce Terry, and her parents would have gladly taken her back. But the shame of being a labeled (and rightly so) a scumbag was more than he could bear, so Terry needed to die.

Maybe she should have died to begin with, but that didn’t happen and you have to play the hand you are dealt. She would have died eventually, it was not necessary to give her a push.

[Lauren BaRecall]

Terry wanted to live. She was not in a “vegetative state.” Her family wanted her to have swallowing tests, but Judge Greer (the man who condemned Terry to death) forbade it.

All these facts were thoroughly discussed on the daily Terry threads at the time.

[Lauren BaRecall]

Something I just remembered:

Terry had the tubes removed once prior, but a court ordered a reprieve and they were reinserted. Whenever the possibility of their being removed again came up, she showed deep fear. She understood what was spoken and remembered her suffering during that occasion.

That poor little lamb.