Visit this link to read about a case in Michigan where 2 parents, accused of sexually abusing their autistic daughter, suffered the humiliation of "testimony" using FC. Thankfully, the charges were ultimately dropped. But not after the girl and her brother were placed in separate foster homes, the mother placed on house arrest, and the father was jailed.
Of course it's natural and definitely good to keep hope alive, and I'm very happy that Rom's mother has been by his side for the 23 years he's been in this unfortunate condition, whatever it is.
But for a "therapist" to fabricate a response from these kinds of patients is at best, giving the family false hope like in Rom's case, and at its very worst, completely selfish and destructive.
I honestly don't know where I even stand on this issue. To remove life support and wait out the inevitable is so very wrong, and to administer a fatal dose of something is undeniably, murder. And while there is no price, no dollar amount that can be placed on life itself, the psychological and financial burden of keeping someone "alive" has to be immense. Technological advances in the medical field have come a long way, and we have to ability to sustain life where without, death would surely occur. At what point does this become "playing God" as well?
Providing hydration and nutrition IS NOT "playing God", it is doing EXACTLY what God told us to do (read Matthew 25: 31-46). Additionally, the annual cost of a feeding tube is quite low in terms of medical expenses.