[originalbuckeye]

I am not judging people who have made their wishes known. My problem with the Schaivo case was that Michael Schaivo won a judgment for her care after convincing a judge (or jury?) that she wanted to live. Then when the money ran out he decided that she really, really had wanted to die. If people make their wishes known, fair enough. The Schindlers were willing to take care of her. Michael could have simply divorced her. Most people that I know sided with Michael because, if THEY were in Terri’s condition they would want to die. Most people weren’t thinking about what Terri might want. They were thinking about themselves in her situation.

[supercat]

My problem with the Schaivo case was that Michael Schaivo won a judgment for her care after convincing a judge (or jury?) that she wanted to live. Then when the money ran out he decided that she really, really had wanted to die.

He didn't wait for the money to run out before deciding she should die. In a 1993 deposition shortly after winning the money, he admitted to having already melted Terri's wedding rings to make some jewelry for himself. That's not an action any husband I know of would take unless he knew she wouldn't be needing them.

[DelphiUser]

I am not judging people who have made their wishes known.

I Agree, but after 15 years, I would have wanted to have been gone for 14.5 years. Plus, who is going to pay for this stuff, the last thing I would want is for me, the bread winner to eat everything I have worked so hard to build so my wife and kids are left destitute, just pull my plug please.