I condemn him for attempting to murder his wife, this go around he will probably succeed.
Sorry, I disagree. I've repeated why many times in this thread yesterday.
To murder is a dynamic action; letting nature "take its course" is a passive action.
By your reasoning, when I signed a DO NOT RESUSCITATE order and when we discontinued feeding my dying wife, I am also guilty of attempted murder.
Tell me, how far must one go to *artificially* prolong life in cases of no hope for recovery? Make no mistake, a feeding tube implanted into a patient's stomach is ARTIFICIAL.
One year? Two? Five? 15????
If life extension is the primary ethical standard; why then don't we just hook up everyone in rest homes and emergency rooms to heart/lung machines and let everyone life forever by machines even though they are brain dead?