"Then why does she follow people with her eyes, respond to commands, and smile?"
I suggest you read ALL the court documents on terrisfight.org
Should all those who cannot feed themselves, ARE NOT IN A PVS or on artificial life support, be "allowed to die?"
Should my relative have been "allowed to die" before he could feed himself? Should Alzheimer's patients be "allowed to die" after they cease being able to feed themselves?
Pulling the feeding tube from Terri is murder. If this is done, our country has gone the way of leftist Europe, and we all need to fear for our lives should we become disabled (as many are in the Netherlands) if we permit the murder of this less than perfect, but fully alive human being.