By the way, it is legal now to pull the plug on the permanently comatose, and should be.
Yes, because "pulling the plug" isn't murder.
The distinction lies in the act, not in the state of the victim, as it is still illegal to pull the plug and then slit the throat of the comatose, and should be.
18 posted on 09/29/2002 10:21:47 AM PDT by Sabertooth
Yep, they just let them dehydrate and die. I think an injection would be appropriate myself. In fact, there was a murder trial on this very point many years ago in LA. The case was dismissed by the judge because the doctors lacked malice. The judge pulled a legal slight of hand.