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To whom are you addressing this?

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The the party who said Terry S. has been "sentenced to die."

If death can be identified as the moment when the personality,
intellect, emotions, and everything that makes one a human being,
rather than a snail or a polliwog, is no longer associated with the
body then Terry S. died 15 years ago. Medical science can keep her body
functioning almost indefinitely, but I'd like to think that a merciful
God would have picked up his child from that dysfunctional daycare
years and years ago.

Terri is long gone. Do we keep supplying utilities to her vacant house?
Nah. One cannot be "sentenced to die" when already dead.

I am anti abortion, and very skeptical about euthenasia. Abortion
snuffs a real or developing life (depending on perspective) and
euthenasia is wrong if it is against the patient's wishes or there is a
potential for the restoration of at least a minimally functional
person. Neither applies in the sad, sad, case of this poor, brain dead
woman. No blood to the cerebral cortex will kill you almost right away.
No blood to to cerebral cortex for 15 years? That's beyond hope.


Well said. Some "Experts" say she could be rehabilitated somewhat. 15
years, no way. The politico's are just pandering to their voter base.