[ORECON]

You are grasping at straws. If you don't like the law, then work to change it. I happen to agree that feeding tubes are an artificial life support and my will says don't do it. That is my legal choice. I had to put it in writing to protect my wife from people who disagree with my legal choice.

[BykrBayb]

Putting it in writing has nothing to do with protecting you from those who don't want to carry out your wishes on someone who hasn't requested it. And you say I'm grasping at straws. Get a grip!

[Lexinom]

But we're talking about Terri here, not you. She has no such written directive. Her life is at stake. Yours isn't

[atruelady]

Ummm...nice that you put it in writing to cover yourself, but Terri never put anything in writing EVER, and the only people who say this is what she would have wanted are the ones who seek to benefit when she dies.

The ones who say otherwise and by the way...Greer admitted his mistake in the Karen Quinlan time frame THAT WAS USED TO DETERMINE IF SHE REALLY SAID IT OR NOT, and then said "oh well, its too late" knowing full well that HE USED THAT SITUATION TO MAKE THE DECISION TO LET HINO KILL HER.

Learn to read, please.

[eccentric]

I happen to agree that feeding tubes are an artificial life support and my will says don't do it. That is my legal choice. I had to put it in writing to protect my wife from people who disagree with my legal choice.

Good for you! Should those of us (millions in this country) who disagree with you have to put in writing that we WANT to be fed? The law in this state say we are to be fed..... oh, yeah, when they change the law, they can make it retroactive.