[stylin19a]

That’s what happened with Karen Ann Quinlin but in reverse.
The parents wanted to pull the plug.
The courts wouldn’t let them based on what the Drs. wanted.
The parents finally succeeded with the NJ Supreme Court.

The plug was pulled.
Karen lived another 9 years.

Turns out, God was in charge.

[Alberta's Child]

The Quinlan situation was a landmark case on a number of levels. The parents were probably 100% correct in that case, because they were only seeking to have their daughter removed from a ventilator. Removing a patient in a persistent vegetative state (I believe that is an actual medical term) from a ventilator is not the same as denying a patient life-saving medical treatment. A patient who is not going to recover from an injury or illness and who cannot breathe on her own is giving every indication that nature (God) is taking its own course.

It's important to note that the parents never sought to remove her feeding tube after she remained alive without the ventilator. That's why she was able to survive another nine years in that state.

[treetopsandroofs]

Then there was Terri Schiavo, whose parents wanted to care for her, but her husband who contributed to the judge’s political campaign wanted to starve her to death, and surprise, the judge agreed with the husband.

Both Gov. and Pres. Bush talked big about wanting to save her, but cowarded out.

No, I will not accept, “They did all they could to save her.”