...but as long as the integrity of the medical resources can be questioned as biased by either side in the case, we will continue to have problems.
I guess my point is that decisions like this should not have to be decided in court. The court and the law are notoriously bad at deciding issues like this. By its nature, the court can rule only on the legality of the situation. How the applicable laws apply.
As I understand the laws and process there, the husband has the legal right to decide for his wife and even taking everything else into consideration, the court's decision has to follow whatever laws are in place. But the laws in place don't appear to take into consideration the rights...legal, moral, or whatever...of the parents. Does (or should) the legal contract of marriage supercede the biological bond between parent and child?
Having said all that, I don't even begin to pretend to have the best answer to all this, because I don't think there really IS a best answer. My comment about the legal procedure is based more on the frustration that original court proceedings did not adequately resolve the problem because the case continues to be dragged into more abstract, and less-informed, venues and away from the main issues that need to be decided, which are:
1. What's best for Terri Schiavo.
2. Who has (or should have) "custody" of her and the decision over what to do with her.
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