If there is no "Living Will" in place then i feel no one has the right to appeal to a Judge to remove a loved one's feeding tube and let them starve to death merely to end the life of someone with no Medical cause to do so.

 

One must step back and consider the many reasons a family member may have to do this. Some families decide this this merely to end the Financial burden it sometimes places on them. This is not reason's to take one's life. Many spouses simply want to move on when they see that their spouse will never be able to live the same life . One cannot be devoted to their spouse if they can make such a decision. We are allowing families to play God in these situations. By law, it should not be allowed.

 

How can one sit back and watch theyre loved one starve simply to end theyre life so they can move on.

How can one sit back and think of only theyre needs and not Terri's. I truly hope our society doesnt continue to allow someone to simply end a life because its a bother to them. How cruel can this be? Ive worked in Nursing Homes for 19 years and have seen alot of suffering. But never could i agree on the decision a family makes to do this.

 

Is it going to come down to where the elderly  are going to be snuffed out simply because they cannot function in society no more? How cruel this would be. We should all be allowed to die naturally if one so chooses. If one chooses to have no life support, than that is the sole decision of the person themselves. If someone has not wrote out a living will, than we have no right to intervien in God's plan.I believe the Minimum things an ill person should have in this situation and with the elderly , is Pain Medication and Nutrition. Neither will prolong life, just sustain it and make the individual more comfortable.

 

Please pray for Terri Schiavo.