That's true, we sure can. But exactly how does this apply to Terri? All she has is a feeding tube, there are no other machines attached to her body.
" There comes a time when someone has to decide that everything that can be done has been done."
Exactly what has been done? She hasn't had any type of therapy, hell she hasn't even had her teeth brushed. Nothing has been done to truly see whether or not she can recover.
And why is it, that the husband was very supportive of his wife until he won the large malpractice suits, where he suddenly revealed that "oh, by the way, Terri told me she doesn't want to live as a vegetable." And he has been trying to end her life since.
Terri's parents have begged him to give them the guardianship rights, even to signing over all the malpractice money (which he can't touch till she's dead), yet he refuses to do so. Why, that doesn't make sense? And why is Judge Greer so adament about setting a death date? You're right, this case has been going on a long time. But what's the harm in letting her be examined by unbiased examiners, to settle the question once and for all if she's a vegetable or not?
HOW can 'the law' listen to an ADULTEROUS husband?
Has anyone informed Gov. Bush, or that judge, that if the husband succeeds in killing off Teri, that the action will be NO DIFFERENT than what Kevorkian was jailed for. It would be NO DIFFERENT than the various healthcare workers we've read about, who were caught and found GUILTY of killing off patients that were in 'bad condition'. It's going to set a horrific precedent for anyone alive.
If Teri did NOT have the 'I-don't-want-to-live-as-a-vegetable-in-case' put IN WRITING then how can 'the law' proceed with killing her?