Reply #6: I am so sick of religious premises [View All]

[ultraist]

"the soul has left the body"
"her living for this long proves she has a purpose"
"let her die in dignity and peace" (she is unaware)

The fact is, she is not brain dead, she is severely brain damaged in persistant vegetative state, whereby only a few lower brain functions remain that keep her vitals going.

After 15 years, she has not improved and her legal guardian, who has the right to make medical decisions for his severely disabled wife, has the right to end medical treatments, including a feeding tube.

She is not brain dead but she is severely disabled (according to the legal and dictionary definitions). According to 16 courts and 9 different judges, she has no chance of recovery, based on expert testimony.

We don't need to construe the facts or resort to religiuos premises to show that the State's interference here is intrusive and violates our civil liberties.