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Its a complicated issue. Every court thus far has said the scumbag is within his rights as Terri's guardian, to have the feeding tube removed.

Unfortunately, I think in most of the pleadings to the courts, the family has not argued effectively about Terri's lack of written expression of her wishes in an incapacitated state, which she is in now.

The scumbag husband during the civil litigation never once stated that, in essence, Terri doesn't want extraordinary measures to sustain her life. Once the money came in, and after he professed that he was going to take care of Terri, then order all support to stop for Terri.

The court has overlooked two important facts; they have not clearly discerned Terri's cognitive abilities and they haven't determined whether or not the Scumbag is in a conflict of interest; in other words is he making these decisions based upon a real expression made by Terri or does he stand to gain something by her death.

Because the Court has not ordered an independent evaluation of Terri's condition, they cannot be certain if Terri is undergoing unnecessary pain and torture as a result of no nutrition.

If Terri dies this way, nobody wins except the scumbag.

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the family has not argued effectively about Terri's lack of written...

The family has no standing. It is just that the court wanted to hear them as sort of an amicus curiae.

Good thing, too. I don't want the congress getting in the middle of my personal affairs

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Any reason why the courts did not address those issues?




sidenote: some guy called a radio station and pronounced MS last name and the Italian meaning of his name - he said is was 'scum'.