Ann Coulter is an idiot.
I don't know much about the case, but a lot of the more shrill stuff about the husband that I see here doesn't really add up. I mean, the guy LIVED WITH HIS IN-LAWS for a couple of years after the accident, right? Doesn't sound to me like someone who was cutting and running, or was eager to do so beforehand. If he has had 2 kids in the last 10 years, does that really surprise anyone? Was he supposed to put his life on hold forever? And if he's in it for the money, why didn't he pocket the $1MM that that rich stem-cell research guy offered him to walk away?
As for the heart attack, a good friend of my father's died of a heart attack after losing a lot of weight rapidly. So it can happen, though this is obviously an unusual case.
And yea, I read the article by Ann Coulter. It sounds more realistic than anything. Obviously we are dealing with a sociopathic mysoginist judge. Ann is a real moron, eh, Lurker???
I don't know anything about possible abuse, but it does seem to me as though it has been a VERY long time that his wife has been on a feeding tube (part of which he was living with his in-laws) before the allegations that he may have abused her or in some way caused her condition came to the surface.
Bottom line to me--what motive does the guy have for actively desiring the death of his wife? Assuming that the money isn't an issue (which, based on his rejecting these monetary offers, it probably isn't), wouldn't he have to be an epically sick fuck to stick around TRYING to end her (not particularly enjoyable) life rather than just walking away from the situation?
And unless you feel that he's actively TRYING to kill her, most of this other stuff is understandable. Maybe he doesn't want an additional CAT scan because ultimately there will be some doctor, somewhere, who is willing to suggest that Terri's tests don't look so bad and that she has a hope of recovery. It seems to me like the courts have had ample opportunity to examine all these issues (abuse, her recovery prospects, whether she would want to live this way, etc.), and if posters don't think they have given proper consideration to the issues involved, they should probably just go read the judgments regarding her case.
Here's a question for the people who want to keep her alive. Regardless of what kind of person the husband is and what crimes or sins he may or may not be guilty of, a court has found that Terri Schialvo would probably not want to live the life that she has currently. Here's the question (and it's a genuine one, not rhetorical): Should her parents be allowed to keep her alive against a court's determination of her probable wishes? If parents can, can friends? Acquaintances? Anyone?
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