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Sorry - the government has a clear and compelling interest because it is an issue of law. If asked by constituents, then the representatives or governors or whomever has the responsibility to become involved. Again, I'd bet Terri's parents are pretty happy for the help.
It is a large step from pulling the plug keeping someone breathing and beating to stopping nutrition and hydration. Let's head to the nursing homes and clear out the people with alzheimers who cannot feed themselves. Who would want to be alive in that state? There is absolutely no difference between starving Schiavo and doing that (assuming just one person who is the next of kin says it's what they would want - to hell with the other people who love and are willing to care for those individuals).
For each and every criticism of someone who thinks her life should be saved due to some religious concern (which it is not to me - it is a societal concern), I can throw a criticism saying that those who wish her dead are simply projecting their own fears of being in such a state or dealing with it (whether from personal experience or simple imagination) as a loved one.
The word of one man is not enough to starve a woman who is not brain dead. There is no medical consensus on her responsiveness. Why not err on the side of caution, if that would be consider erring at all?
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