This has not been about the 'right to die', we already have that with a living will.
This woman had no living will, and her husband has not acted in good faith as her guardian, which makes his assertion of her desire to die extremely questionable, especially when her family wishes to keep her alive and take care of her. Many of her old friends and nurses have also given testimony of Terri countering what Terri's husband has said.
This case has been about the right to live.
By this country allowing the legal system to insist on death for Terri we have taken away all of our own rights to live. Now our right to live is conditional. Conditional as determined by the state.
When has this been proven in a court of law. The rights of a guardian are a legal matter, and when the guardian abuses those rights, or fails to act in good faith, then that is something that can be proven in a court. When has someone proven in a court that Michael Schiavo has not acted in good faith?
And yes, I'm aware that he has kids with another woman. But that's not enough to legally strip him of his rights as a guardian. I'm sorry but that's the law.
The courts have decided that it's his decision to make. And if it were me, or my wife I would not want the government stepping in to make that decision for me.