[Saber Cherry]

I can't say that I know the details of this case, since any link I follow seems to be biased, and doctors are testifying both ways. If Terri had her own money in a trust fund, then based on property rights, she should be allowed to remain comatose and fed until the money runs out - even though I feel that it is a waste of resources. And yes, it seems like her husband may be an evil person who is preventing this from happening, for his own profit. But, that's based on biased testimony. And if he has to "kill" his "wife" to remarry, that's the fault of the state and its ill-considered, intrusive laws.

I've seen a family destroyed by forced, government-mandated (but not funded) care for a "person" who was born without enough brainpower to chew or swallow. It's sickening; they had to sell their house and move into a rental, and etc. In fact, the daughter (my connection to the family) will never have children because she's so scared of ending up in that situation again.

At any rate... I can't say that I'm bothered if she (Terri) "dies", because there is no evidence that she cares whether she dies, or knows whether she is "alive". It seemed from the CNN article that brain scans dectected no activity associated with thought.

-Cherry

[ October 15, 2003, 23:08: Message edited by: Saber Cherry ]