[Knitting A Conundrum]

"Perhaps for the first time in American history," commented Alliance Defense Fund attorney Michael Johnson, "we have a court ordering essentially the murder of an innocent person."

Not true. People have already been starved by order of a judge.

This may be the first time so many people were made aware that courts can order you starved to death, and how few protections you have from it once the court rules.
Marjourie's story is outrageous. Marjorie had made it clear once upon a time she didn't want to be kept alive, if incapacitated, but once it started, the pain of dehydrationb made her beg for food and water (she was still able to speak and not in a PVS). A lawyer got an injunction, but because he could not honestly admit that thirst crazed Marjorie was in her right mind when she asked to be fed and watered, the judge ruled that they WOULD go through the dehydration. From what I understand, she died naturally before they did this a second time.

[syriacus]

Marjorie had made it clear once upon a time she didn't want to be kept alive, if incapacitated,

Exactly. What do we do with people who are actually incapacitated and have changed their minds about wanting to be starved to death?

Many healthy people are saying they would not want to be kept alive if they were in Terri's condition.

Many people believe Michael when he says Terri ONCE said she would (in effect) want to be starved rather than live in her condition.

But, how do the courts know what Terri is thinking NOW?

As well as writing living wills, people should set up, in writing, various low-level methods of indicating that they wish to be kept alive, if they are seriously disabled.

I know there are many reasons that the signalling system might not work , but it's worth a try. Then the God-playing judge could attempt to question the patient directly, instead relying on the testimony of spouses who have already betrayed the patient. A lack of a pre-arranged low-level response should not automatically be taken as a desire to die. But the presence of the response, should be taken as a desire to live.

It sounds like Terri would be able to indicate to Greer that she wants to live.

But the blind "Starving judge" Greer won't even visit Terri.