A) State's rights - I don't want the Feds involved. Suddenly so called conservatives want the Feds involved in this Terri case.
B) Marriage institution. The husband is joined with the wife - if a court rules this a valid arrangement for this purpose, the husband not the parents have the right to decide. We conservatives need to remember what the sacred institution of marriage means in this regard. Suddenly so called conservatives are not so hot on the institution of marriage.
C) The court is what decides who is a valid doctor and what is a valid diagnosis based on Florida law. In this case the court ruled (and did so not in a vacuum) that the poor victim is in a vegetative state with no hope of recovery. So called conservatives want the legislature to act as a judiciary.
Lastly, my own personal view of when someone should be considered dead is based on my beleif that death happens when the soul departs the physical body. I consider a vegetative state to be one such condition. Her soul departed long ago leaving a body on automatic.
I view the Terri case and in fact all cases of vegitative status as if a car that was damaged, driving in circles without a driver - it keeps going in circles as fuel is added. Sometimes the car horn beeps giving the illusion of a driver is behind the wheel.
Since when does a state judge have the authority to order the starvation of a U.S. citizen?
Marriage institution. The husband is joined with the wife - if a court rules this a valid arrangement for this purpose, the husband not the parents have the right to decide.
By your definition, adultery is part of marriage. I can't find the authority for that proposition either.
Cordially,