[goldstategop]

I beg to differ. We don't know what Terri's wishes ARE. If we knew, a federal court wouldn't have to hear testimony to determine them.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[zook]

We can never know for certain what Terri's wishes were, and -- because this is a matter of life and death and because of her husband's behavior and motivation -- the court should have viewed her husband's claim with a high level of skepticism and scrutiny.

If this had been a matter of removing life support technolgy, I'd not contest it. But this is withholding food and water, which for me is an entirely different thing.

I'm imagining where this could lead. Parents of a severely mentally retarded child, one who perhaps lacks the muscle control to feed himself, opt to withhold food. Children of a severe Alzheimer's patient might do the same thing. Because this is a slippery road down which to travel, I support Terri's parents.

[robertpaulsen]

"We don't know what Terri's wishes ARE."

Oh please. We'll never know now since she has no brain left to tell us. We know what they WERE, and that's got to be good enough.

What kind of a lame argument are you trying to make?