[E. Pluribus Unum]

God help a country where this is countenanced.

I am sure God countenanced keeping people alive indefinitely in a nightmarish comatic state through the use of medical technology.

As a matter of fact, hardly anyone needs to die anymore. All we have to do is hook the dying up to a bunch of tubes and wires and they can practically live forever, in a total vegetative state.

Yes, I am sure that is what God countenanced.

[jwalsh07]

Your ignorance of Terry Schiavos case is awe inspiring.

[I still care]

She is not in a coma. She responds. She is aware of many things.

Her husband constantly denies medical treatment for her, such as antibiotics, hoping she will die.

He has never allowed her to have any kind of therapy, and works hard to keep stimulation at a minimum for her, so she will not recover at all. The family has had many doctors in who feel she will substantially improve with therapy, he will not allow it.

This is not just pulling the plug on an unconscious woman on a machine. She breathes on her own. She is not in pain.

The husband is living with another woman and has a child by her. The parents are fixated on trying to help their daughter, and he is fixated on putting her in her grave.

The question is, if her mother and father see their daughter as precious, and want to spend resources, money and time, loving and caring for her, why does he want her dead SO badly?

[Damocles]

I'm hoping you're speaking from ignorance (curable) and not stupidity (terminal).

This case has more twists than an anabolic pretzel and BTW she is not in a "coma". Check out this amazing video here.

[dandelion]

She's not comatose - she tries to talk to her mother, she breathes on her own, and she smiles when people she knows walk in the door. She is a living, breathing human being who only needs help being fed because they FORCED her to use a feeding tube - and now they will starve her to death because they say she can't feed herself.

If "unable to feed self" is the new determining factor for coma, then Christopher Reeves, babies, and all pets are in comas, too...

[nickcarraway]

That is not this case! She is not in a coma. She is not in a persistent vegitative state. She has been denied medical care. Before her husband lost a huge lawsuit, he said he was taking her home and caring for her. After he got all the money he could, then he ``remembered'' she wanted to die.

[MEGoody]

Have you seen the videos of Terry? I was skeptical at first, but after seeing the video, she's in there! I cannot condone starving a woman to death who interacts with those around her like Terry does.

[alisasny]

All we have to do is hook the dying up to a bunch of tubes and wires and they can practically live forever, in a total vegetative state.

I agree with you and Freepers..if I am ever in a similar conditon as Mrs.Sciavo.... PLEASE..fight for me and let me die so I can be at peace with my Lord. Thanks : ) ( my husband already knows my wishes but just in case my parents decide to get involved to keep me alive with no quality of life)

[AlwaysFree]

a nightmarish comatic state through the use of medical technology

The only thing that's keeping Terri alive is food. Is food considered "medical technology"?