(Note: This thread isn't meant to be a political thing, but rather a "What would you do?" type of thing.)
I've been following this case for a while now, and wanted to see what others thought of it, and wondered if we'd all do the same as her Husband if we were in his shoes.
My Husband and I have discussed this in the past, and we've both expressed our feelings about not wanting to be kept alive artificially (respirators, feeding tubes, etc) We also plan on setting our wishes on paper in the near future, should something happen to either of us. I know that it would be a very difficult decision, but I know that he and I are capable of making that final decision.
Terri does not have a Living Will. Her Husband has said that Terri would not want to live like this, though. Of course, she cannot voice her feelings in any way, so he has been speaking of what she'd want. He's also been fighting her parents, and if her parents hadn't appealed the court's decision time and time again, Terri would already be at peace.
I guess the thing that troubles me so about Terri's case is that the method of which they're going to end her life will most likely be very unpleasant for her. They will be removing her feeding tube tomorrow at 2pm. Although she's clinically "brain-dead", couldn't it still be a highly unpleasant thing? Won't it take days for her to slip away (for her to starve to death, I mean)? On her family's website they have videos of Terri, responding to music, her Mother, a balloon, and more. But again, the only thing that's been keeping her alive since her heart stopped in 1990 is the feeding tube. Even if she is what they call "brain-dead", won't she suffer horribly before she finally has peace?
I don't know, I just hope that the end will come quickly for her. It saddens me to think of her in pain, being starved.
So, what would you all do? Would you be able to do the same as Terri's husband? What if it was your child, and not your spouse? Would you be able to let go? Also, what would you want for yourself? Would you want to be kept alive by a machine?
I'll admit that while I'd be able to let my Husband go, although it would be hard, I don't think I could make the decision if it were one of my children.
Here is the website I referenced. You can view the videos I mentioned there:
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I think that if you have to starve someone in order for them to die...then it's murder. If you have to keep someone's body working by sheer mechanics...then maybe it's time to let go.
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