The Terri Schiavo thing

[=D.C.L.I=Everest]

[JR Wrote:]Image yourself in Terry\'s position, unable to do anything and (maybe?) only barely communicate with people close to you with very very simplistic signals. Personally I would find that a living hell,...

Well the thing is, with her being a plant and all, she obviously doesn\'t grasp the situation she\'s in. That\'s why she probably won\'t suffer if her food supply is cut off: the body only processes it to keep itself alive. But what\'s the use it the person can\'t function beyond that? I\'m with JR on the arguments, so I won\'t repeat them.

Also, I don\'t like the way that politicians are getting involved. A judge\'s ruling should not ever be debated by politicians. It\'s in conflict with the separation of powers principle. But that\'s a different thing altogether...

Furthermore: the first person that drags concepts such as \"God\" into this discussion, will be flamed back to the stone-age