The Terri Schiavo thing

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

Villemus Wrote:I for one do not feel that she would not suffer if slowly starved to death, so they should put her to sleep if they\'re going to remove the tube. It would be very cruel to have her die slowly like that.

The thing is: does she still feel \"hunger\"? The fact that she has to be fed, and that the doctors will end her life by discontinuing the feeding efforts, makes me feel very strong about the idea that she won\'t suffer any more by so-called \"starving to death\" than she already is by \"living\" in the state she does. To put it crudely: I doubt she\'ll notice.

\"Starving her to death\" is a phrase most likely invented by right-wing medias, in an effort to discredit Mr Schiavo. It\'s not like he\'s going to go in there and cut the tube through which the food goes into Terri. If that\'d be the case, then I could consider it murder. Euthanasia has to be performed by a doctor, and discontinuing the feeding process must be the most humane way to do so. If not, all those judges wouldn\'t\'ve allowed it, don\'t you think?