Even if you haven't, there are many others who supported killing Terri who indicated that the cost of caring for her was an unnecessary waste of money. The money aspect of this issue is not irrelevant.
My question specifically addresses another issue. That is, once you have defined a person in Terri's condition (prior to her murder) as not worthy of life, on what logical basis do you justify allowing others who are in comparable conditions, but who were born that way, to continue living? Maybe you don't realize that there are tens of thousands of them (one estimate I heard: 100 to 200 thousand).
Your premise is a completely different aspect. Why are these tens of thousands still alive? How are they fed, maintained?
It is indeed a great expense. The words *unnecessary waste of money* are loaded and I would dispute the use of those words.
The money issue is indeed relevant, but not relevant to the discussion of whether or not a person who cannot chew or swallow should be fed via feeding tube.
Obviously, that would be a whole separate thread, wouldn't it?