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Larry J — (archived)

You'd still go to jail if you starved a dog to death or allowed it to die of dehydration. It's not a pleasant way to die.

I can't help but wonder why so many people seem so intent that she should die. It doesn't matter what you or I wish for ourselves if we were in that situation (and it's quite likely the same for both of us). What we have is a situation where her husband claims she wouldn't want to live like that. Unfortunately, without any proof of that assertion, his claims are legally "hearsay", which is traditionally inadmissable in court.

If she had prepared a living will or given her husband an enduring power of attorney (which lawyers say is better for cases like this), then of course her wishes should be respected. Unfortunately, the person who is making this claim is the one who has the most to gain by her death. He would get to keep any remaining money from her malpractice settlement (quite likely a sizeable about since he has denied her any real medical care for years), he'd get to finally marry the woman he has been shacking up with (and fathered two children by) for the past several years.

This is the part I don't understand - since her parents have offered to take full responsibility for her care, why didn't her husband divorce her? To all practical intent, he has been divorced in all but name for years. Something just doesn't smell right about this. That, and what to me seems an excessively cruel way to kill someone makes me oppose what is happening. Add to the mix the claims by several nurses who have attended to her about her condition and I can't help but wonder about different peoples' agendas.

What is to be gained by her death? What is to be lost if her parents are allowed to take over her care? When in doubt, we bend over backwards to delay a condemned prisoner's execution because death is irreversable. Had she been a convicted murderer instead of a helpless brain damaged woman, we'd be seeing all sorts of people trying to prevent her death. Strange how so many of those same people are either silent on this matter or are actively calling for her death.

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