The case of Terri Schiavo

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Originally Posted by SteveO

First off, when the husband married her I'm sure he made some sort of "til death do us part" vow in there somewhere...

very true - good point. but then again, no one could forsee having a wife that only minimally responds to affection (if any). Personally, that would kill me so much. I could not bear to live 15 years without being able to talk to my husband.

Originally Posted by SteveO

From what I saw, Schiavo was not in a "vegetative" state, more of a mentally incompetent state. I'm not sure if her condition has changed since the footage I saw, but to let someone die in that state kinda scares me.

the only footage I saw was a 30 second clip of her responding. this was played OVER and OVER and there are no other videos. Then again, I think this is because the family wasn't allowed to videotape her. So I'm not sure. Also, how old is that video? She may be more responsive now or less responsive. That would greatly affect my opinion. There are rumors that they might even bring Schiavo to court. Logical? I don't know. Effective? Yes.

Originally Posted by SteveO

OK, so they have tried for 15 years, it just seems like they are giving up too easily. What scares me more is that someone else can make the decision whether I live or die. I know it happens all the time in brain dead states and otherwise, but I have never heard of them "pulling the plug" on someone still conscious.

15 years x 365.25 = 5480ish days. 15 years is almost as long as I have been alive (i am 17). For me, 15 years seems like a long time.
I'm not sure about your last sentence. You may be correct, I have never studied this in depth.

side note: yes I'm biased, sorry, I'm only human