The Terri Schiavo thing

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tomcat ha Wrote:What do they want? The brain is already dead. The person is no longer here.

You obviously didn\'t read carefully enough.

The parents of Terry Schiavo are convinced there is still conciousness there, and have been trying to proove it.

Personally, I would allow her guardian to make the decision. As the person closest to her, he is the person who can make the best decision. And it is important that the decision is made. 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, and if that is the case for Terry also, it is important that her guardian Michael is allowed to do what he thinks is best for her, and allow her to die with some dignity.

Quote:19 judges in 6 courts have studied the case at length and concurred that Michael is indeed acting on Terry\'s best interest.

Quote:If Terry dies, her husband Michael will then receive the balance of the remaining money, though there is little left. Nevertheless, if Michael stands a significant financial gain, does he really have Terry’s true interests at heart? Is his role as guardian suspect because he stands to profit from her death? Terry\'s parents say so, but Michael points out that he\'s willing to donate Terry\'s money to charity.

These two points sum it up for me. Michael is acting in the best interests for Terry, and doing what he thinks best, with no gain for himself, apart from maybe loosing the weight and pressure of having to look after someone in that condition 24 hours a day. And as I said, in Terry\'s position I would hope someone would make the same decision for me. What point is there in living if you can\'t do anything except processs food. As for the communication story, I think it is very weak.

Quote:Indeed, of nearly 4 and a half hours of video taken by Terry parents, they are only showing a few seconds that \"appear\" to be conscious moments.

Which most probobly means it was fluke. If anyone was able to communicate with Terry, it would be Michael her husband. As even he can not believe the story of her being able to communicate, when surely he would be the one most excited by that, I would say he is probobly right.