The order directly prohibited any attempt at hydrating her naturally. By mouth. Not a feeding tube, hence my use of the word naturally. This contradicts established law, both federal and state.
Greer could indeed order all 'treatment' stopped, including feeding tube hydration. But it could not include prohibiting ice chips, et al, which it did.
Actually, Greer could have gone so far as to allow Michael the authority to forbid oral food and hydration to the extent that his judgement indicated it would not be beneficial to Terri. But his order, as written, would mean that even if Terri had started unambiguously vocally requesting water it would have been denied.
I'm sorry, but it simply doesn't say that.
It is further ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that absent a stay from the appellate courts, the guardian, MICHAEL SCHIAVO, shall cause the removal of Nutrition and hydration from the ward, THERESA SCHIAVO, at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2005.
The law, as amended in 1999 allows the withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures from those in a permanent vegetative state.
Look, the law's a mess, no doubt about it. But judges are not the ones to fix broken laws - thank the Florida legislature for the current state of affairs here.