re: "vegetable"
"if I was he I wouldn't be so insensitive as to do this against such strong wishes by the family."
Ah, but you're not him, (Dear) Buck.
As for: "Terry may have wanted it differently but it doesn't matter one way or another as she is a vegetable."
So, if you're paralyzed, you're a vegetable? How do you know that when she hasn't been given the chance in ten years?
These laws better change soon, regardless whether you're a man or a woman. For what it's worth.
In some ways, I'm glad we're not a space-faring world yet.