wow, what a passionate thread.....

As in the political threads we had moving about last year, there are two very different and opposing sides to this story.

I think you all deserve a HUGE pat on the back for keeping the topic moving and putting down your thoughts.

After some thought about this woman's plight I am still torn between the two sides.

IF MS truly cared about his wife, he would give her parents custody and go on with his life.

YET is it fair to keep a person in a state where there is no 'quality of life'????

I tend to lean in this direction..not to cruelly starve a person to death, but to give them a way out of this life that is dignified and peaceful.

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If you have a thought about the issue I'll challenge you all to go to an extended care hospital, hospice or ICU and look at some of the patients there.

My bias holds true becuase of all the times I have passed a patient's room just to see, in real life, what the result of a terminal illness, traumatic head wound or some kind of incident where the higher brain functions of an individual are compromised.

It's not a pretty sight.


I personally would not want to be a burden to my family, friends or the caregivers assigned to keep me fed, clean and alive.

Life is living.

Terri Schiavo is alive, but is she living the way she dreamt of before she was incapacitated???

It's a tough question with no right answers...

Sometimes us mere humans have to play god.