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So you're saying the parents are the ones who want her dehydrated to death? You're saying that it is the parents who want to cause the agony of death by thirst?

No, I think you know what you're saying, you're just spinning it to suit yourself. Any agony that needs to be relieved by morphine is the agony of death by thirst caused by her husband. Her parents want her to live, and I'm sure that would not be the case if her life was a day to day horror of agony.

The only one who lives in day to day agony at her existence is Michael Schiavo. Her life is agony to him. He wants to stop feeding his wife, and yes, that is immoral.

Since you can't follow-up elsewhere... If I were in Mrs. Schiavo's situation, I would hope anyone who cared about me or my preferences would help me to obtain release from it. I would hope that society would become less barbaric and allow a dignified, painless exit, but barbarism and disconnection of the gastric tube were required, I hope they'd do that, too....but with lots of morphine.

If my parents or others wanted to block that, I do hope that anyone who loved me would fight them tooth and nail.

Her parents want her to live, and I'm sure that would not be the case if her life was a day to day horror of agony.

Day-to-day agony is not a requirement for a person to want a peaceful end. Multiple courts have examined the evidence, including testimony that the Schindlers gave (And since they've reportedly changed their mind and recanted, how can they then attack Mr. Schiavo for changing his mind on his wife's chance of recovery?)...the only thing that's keeping Mrs. Schiavo's wishes from being carried out are those who are interfering.

I don't know Mr. Schiavo, Mrs. Schiavo, the Schindlers, or anyone else in this case...my sole interest is that I care about our rights and hope that we can reverse this trend of allowing interfering into our lives, marriages, rights, etc.

So here people are, ignoring an American woman's rights, yet at the same time an American officer is being charged with a crime for doing what Mrs. Schiavo couldn't get even if she wanted.