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(Thought you might find this interesting...)
Good catch! You are absolutely right, the "burden" argument is hogwallow.
Terri did not present a burden. The Schindlers offer to take her, time and again, no strings attached. A hospice in Germany offered to care for her free, for the rest of her life. Many others offered help. And remember, a supporter offered Michael $1,000,000 to let her go!
When Michael refused the money, he said, for all the drama it was worth, that he did so because of his exquisite principle in keeping his promise. Everybody else figured it was because he'd make more money snuffing her and hanging on to her estate. (Book, movie, TV rights, you know.) In any case, he can't argue that Terri's a "burden" while he walks away with a million bucks and never lifts a finger for her again.