Terri Schiavo

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Originally Posted by Schneed10

But the bottom line is this case went to the courts and by a preponderance of the evidence it was revealed that dying was what Terri would have wanted. When it comes down to it, the parents could not present any evidence that Terri would have wanted to live in this state. The husband was able to make his case, and the courts ruled that Terri would have wanted to die.

Woah... not really. Neither side has been able to present any concrete eveidence either way. In cases like this the hudicial is supposed to determine what the person would want "as best they can" . This is where the real argument is coming down. There are those who say to side with life becasue we don't know fro an absolute fact what she wanted. And there are those who seem to simple want to believe Mr. Schiavo blindly and have her starved to death.

You do realize that two independent investigators for the state determined that there was no evidence either way what her wishes were? These are two people with no stake in this and they were both ignored. Why were they ignored? They were ignored because of the rule of law. The rule of law in this case has been applied correctly throughout it seems. The arguments are therefore only philosophical. This is going to lead to a new rule of law down the line I am betting.

Also...on a philosophical note I would argue that is should not be the parents who have to prove that she would have wanted to die. It should be Michael Schiavo's responsibility to prove she would want to die.