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"This case really is about ideology. It's about the ideology of the parents and their attempts to impose their will on Terri," he charged. "The Schindlers are being supported financially, their lawyers are being paid by the fanatic anti-choice, right-to-life proponents in this country."

It is interesting that the husband's lawyer should use these terms. I wonder what his ultimate goal with this case might be. Does he want to establish legal precendent for others in the country to be able to use?

I can't argue either way since I don't know the facts, but my gut tells me that if this woman is responding in any way, and that should be determined by some independent medical personnel, then she should be given the opportunity to live.

I think it is suspicious, to say the least, that the only ones arguing for her food and water to be cut off are her husband's relatives. Is there some financial advantage for him if she dies? If it turns out that the judge does allow this to happen, he should also make the husband sit by his wife's bedside so he can see the results of his decision as she lays dying a very uncomfortable death.

Is there some financial advantage for him if she dies? If it turns out that the judge does allow this to happen, he should also make the husband sit by his wife's bedside so he can see the results of his decision as she lays dying a very uncomfortable death.

Of course there is a financial advantage. He is responsible for years of medical bills that will reach in to the multi-millions of dollars.

Who says taking away nutrition and hydration will result in a painful death? If she is in a persistant vegetative state, she should not have any brain function to feel pain with.

Yes there is a financial advantage - a medical trust fund that was the result of a malpractice judgement. As it stands, he controls the money, which was to go toward her treatment and which apparently has never been utilized for such. Also, the man has refused to simply divorce her (he'd lost control of that money) and yet has a live-in girlfriend with whom he has a child.

Look into the details of the case. It really stinks, and the husband seems like a real piece of work.