Terri Schiavo Case

In 1990, at the age of 26, Terri suffered a mysterious cardio-respiratory arrest for which no cause has ever been determined . She was diagnosed with hypoxic encephalopathy - neuorlogical injury caused by lack of oxygen to the brain . It was also said that she struggled with Bulimia and possible abuse from her spouse . Terri was then placed on a ventilator, but was soon able to breathe on her own and maintain vital function . She remained in a severely compromised neuorlogical state and was provided a PEG tube to ensure the safe delivery of nourishment and hydration . On March 31, 2005, Terri Schindler Schiavo died of marked dehydration following more than 13 days without nutrition or hydration under the order of Circuit Court Judge, George W. Greer of the Pinellas-Pascho's Sixth Judicial Court . Terri was 41 .

Terri Schiavo died due to the removal of her feeding tube, having been starved and dehydrated to death . I think that even though it would be good to allow Terri to rest in a better place, it was wrong to starve her to death . She was still technicaly alive even though she was in a coma, and being starved and dehydrated to death wouldn't be the best option . There could have been other ways to "pull the plug". I still think that it was a good idea to pull the plug, however . She seemed to be unhappy with her life, looking back at how she was bulimic and possibly abused by her husband . For all we know, she may have been trying to end her life . She may have been so unhappy with herself and her life that she wanted to end her life, so then keeping her alive wouldn't have been good for her . She wasn't really living her life like she should have been at her age, and for 15 years she stayed in the state of her coma . If I were her, I would have wanted people to "pull my plug". If you read the article here, you will see that it is said that some patients that come out of a coma have to relearn the most basic human skills . It could be possible that Terri, after 15 years of being in a coma, would have to relearn basic skills such as talking . Terri was 41 at the time of her death, and if she were to have to relearn all these basic skills, then wouldn't it be best to just rest in a better place ? If you were 41 and you had to relearn all these things, wouldn't it be frustrating ? I think that it was best to end Terri's life, but I also think that there could have been an alternative to ending her life through the removal of her feeding tube .