tully wrote:
>
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> In Terri's case and others, they were
> starved to death, *forbidden* to have food or drink by mouth, which
> could have saved her. How can we starve innocent people to death?
Why do they do it? Because Randall Terry and the anti-abortion crowd launched a similar carnival campaign against assisted suicide. No quietly slipping away for any of us should we be in a similar terminal situation, no matter how agonizingly painful that death might be.
> We are more humane than that with our execution of criminals, who
> also have far more access to independent counsel, judges, appeals,
> and medical attention than Terri received.
>
> I'm glad we aren't going the other extreme where life is maintained
> just because its life, when its clear that such a life was not the
> wish of the person. But when no such knowledge exists, we should err
> on the side of life, especially in a case when loved ones exist and
> want to take care of that person. The only time the state should
> ever get involved is in the case where there is no one who cares to
> preserve that life or when different people wish to conduct that
> care. Otherwise it should be a private matter. Michael Schiavo was
> very wrong not to turn Terri over to her parents.
>
> --tully
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Gary Williams