I read in another thread that GW Bush (while governor, I guess) signed a bill into law that authorizes hospitals in Texas to remove life support against the wishes of the family, when the family can no longer afford to pay the expenses of keeping the patient alive. If that's true, and if it's true that Medicaid (I don't think she's old enough for Medicare) is paying for her care, I guess we can assume that Terry Schiavo would have died a long time ago had she been living in Texas.

I wonder how many people have died because of that Texas law (if, indeed, it exists)...