"Even if she did say this, why on Earth would you assume she was doing anything more than mimicking what was spoken to her?"
It would be proof that she is able to think (regardless of on what level) and therefore intitled to life. Would you starve an autistic child? Or a stroke survivor?
"To those of you who don't believe that Terri wants/wanted to die, ask yourselves how many of you would want to be sustained in such a state?"
Well, if I was allowed by my spouse to leave the hospital, or to live with my family, I think I would be alot happier. Thanks for asking.
"mimicking what was spoken to her?"
You cannot be brain dead and mimmick. If she is not brain dead and she is not dying, then why should she be put to death by starvation?
Unless you support assisted suicide, euthanasia and abortion. In that case, there's no problem here.
And once again, she is NOT on life support.
The issue of life support may or may not have come up. Did the issue of a extra-marital kids ever come up? It's only fair to cover all bases to know what you would prescribe if X Y and D ever happened!
FIRST of all, I never said I believed it. Second of all, MIMICRY is a sign of COGNIZANCE, if not complete awareness. FINALLY, YOU "people" will apparently stop at nothing to ensure the death of an innocent woman who only needs nutrition. YOU "people" apparently give more creedence legally to a death row murderer who can live for YEARS with FOOD, WATER, SUNLIGHT, THERAPY, and MEDICAL CARE if needed, but are content to see a woman with no terminal illness sit in a room with little or no sunlight and no therapy for recovery, and are gleeful when her only sustenance via a feeding tube is removed.
Her "husband" who has gone on to have kids with someone else has never divorced her, and her PARENTS and other friends who've known her all her life say that Terri would NOT want to die by dehydration.
You're promoting a culture of death. I prefer life.
Bill Frist spoke on the floor of the Senate about a neurologist who has examined Terri. The neuroligist thinks Terri can be rehabilitated. But what the heck--let's just let her starve to death, eh? I don't think so.