The judge ruled that, based on medical testimony and testimony from Terri's husband, his brother, and Terri's best friend, Terri would want the feeding tube removed.
End of story. Nothing about machines, or brain dead, or feeding tubes, or "death by starvation".
Just that she wouldn't want to continue to live that way. That was Terri's wish. We should honor it.
. Could be. Perhaps this logic is something people can hide behind and use for justification. It is your choice to do so.
Terri's right to die is sacred, whether it's her wish or not. Everybody has the right to die, so why can't we just kill whoever we want? All we have to say is that it's what they wanted. We don't need any proof. Our statement is sufficient. They have to be terminal, or have PVS, but as long we say they are, we don't need any proof of that either. I haven't heard anything recently about that couple that starved their foster kids in Florida, then ran off to Alabama. Last I heard, they were extradited back to Florida. I don't think they'll be prosecuted, because starving someone to death in Florida is legal. To say otherwise is a violation of state rights.