[beezdotcom]

i think its wrong for the government to step in, but i also think that the family should let go.

I have left very specific instructions for my family about when they should remove life support, and when they shouldn't. This situation, as the facts have been reported, doesn't even come close to approaching my own standards for removing my own life support - especially from a verification standpoint. I have seen too many doctors make the easy assumptions; my family knows enough to pay for a second opinion from far outside the sphere of influence of the care facility where I may be.

[plain talk]

This situation, as the facts have been reported, doesn't even come close to approaching my own standards for removing my own life support - especially from a verification standpoint.

The article said 20 specialists weighed in. With a severed spinal cord and 20 specialists saying the person won't recover -- it sounds like they have sought multiple opinions. Assuming sufficient verification has been there comes a point where keeping a person articially alive on life support is futile.