[mware]

Generally a person lives a week or two once the tube is removed before dying from dehydration. It could be as little as 48 hours or as long as three weeks.

If this was an animal you would be charged with cruelty to animals

[grassboots.org]

EMERGENCY - Yesterday I received an email from some organization about Terri that gave some information about Judge Greer and how he was on the ballot illegally - something about how he refused to sign something about upholding the constitution. Also it stated that the governor or attorney general had the authority to remove the judge and that it was too late for Judge Greere to file the paperwork (nunc pro tunc I believe it is called). UNFORTUNATELY I DELETED THAT EMAIL. I HAVE FOUND SOMEONE IN THE JEB BUSH OFFICE WHO WOULD HELP IF I CAN RETRIEVE THE INFO. IT MAY HAVE COME FROM NEWSMAX, GOPUSA OR SOME OTHER GROUP - PLEASE HELP, IMMEDIATELY.

[newgeezer]

If this was an animal you would be charged with cruelty to animals

Probably not if you could make a case that the animal was in a vegetative (unfeeling) state.

That's the issue in this case. Schiavo says Terri is vegetative. The Schindlers say she's not. Judge Greer, for whatever reason, is ruling for Schiavo.