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Originally Posted by OFKU0
People have the plug pulled on them everyday but usually those people die relatively quickly. Is this not inhumane to let someone starve to death? And if she feels nothing, why not the injection.
Could it be a can of worms opening up called state sponsored euthanasia?
This is one pickle in a jar that got in and now can't get out. To bad for those involved.
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i've been thinking about this recently too... one of the arguments i seem to be hearing for leaving her tube in is usually to the effect of 'starving her is barbaric.' and i don't disagree. but unfortunatly, if she had never been resussitated (sp?), it wouldn't matter, but because she was and retained a functioning brain stem, it isn't as simple or painless as 'pulling the plug.' (for clarification, i'm not saying that she is in any pain, but if she had a fully functioning brain, i'm sure it would be unpleasant).
maybe now it's time for us to wake up as a country and legalize euthinasia...
lucky for terri that she can't feel any pain, but what about all the people dying of cancer or als or any number of other terminal and painful disease? we do treat our criminals better, maybe it's time we treat our normal citizanry with the same courtesy.