Michael Schiavo is now being painted as some kind of monster by the right wing media machine, however it is his testimony that he and Terri discussed this issue and that she would not have wanted to "live" this way. There was also some corroborative evidence to this effect. I think a part of the problem here is that the Schindlers were misled by a total quack, one Dr. Hammesfahr, who falsely claims he is up for the Nobel prize, and who slaimed he could "cure" Terri. In the State court trial a number ofqualified neurologists said Hammesfahr was way off base.

The lesson here people is to get living wills with explicit instructions about whether or not you want heroics done if you are in a persistent begetative state.