It's called rationalization. Rush Limbaugh touched upon it in his radio program.
Many people in this country have already had one instance of a loved one on their death bed, and being left to decide WHEN TO PULL THE PLUG.
If The case with TERRI is put to a stop, then those people might be left UNCOMFORTABLE with their decision. Can't have that. THERE'S MONEY TO BE MADE IN DEATH. CAN'T GET IN THE WAY OF MONEY. We don't want people to go 'softie' on us, otherwise we can't collect MEDICARE/MEDICAID for dumping these folks into a RAT-DEN(Suncoast Hospice), and waiting until they die from lack of any medical treatment.
Any 'money to be made in death' is dwarfed by the money to be made by keeping people alive against their wishes.
"Many people in this country have already had one instance of a loved one on their death bed, and being left to decide WHEN TO PULL THE PLUG."
That's very true, and a wrenching decision it is, too. One of the reasons that poll numbers in this case swing to the side that says that the feeding tube should not be replaced is that so many people have had to make such decisions.
I haven't, but my parents have, as has my former wife's father. Difficult as those decisions were, they managed to make them and allow the suffering to end.
People who have been in that situation are not going to simply say that Terri should live, no matter what.
It is a small minority in this country that believes that life should be extended indefinitely, no matter what the situation. A very small minority.
Terri's case is in the public eye, but there are thousands of such decisions being made this very day, in hospitals and hospices all over this nation.
They're not in court. They're just simple people making what they think is the best decision for a family member. You might disagree with some of their decisions, but that's not your right. You do not get to decide for others what will be done for their relatives and loved ones.
This case is an ugly one, but it's not that unusual. There are disputes over these cases in families all over the nation, and they happen every day. It is the next of kin who decides. The next of kin. That's a spouse first, adult children second, and parents third.
Every day these decisions are made by people who are losing a family member. You don't get to make those decisions...the next of kin does.
I think it has more to do with ramifications to the abortion rights argument. If the Dems acknowledge the right to life of invalids, they open the door to the right to life of the unborn. That is why they are once again digging in for Satan.