Part of what truly troubles me, is this expectation amongst the religious nutcases, ie the Shindlers, Randall Terry, the Right to Lifers, et al that there be a guarantee of ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY.

There is never any such thing in these matters. We just all muddle through trying to what we feel is best, and what our loved ones would have wanted.

A living will wouldn't have mattered to the Shindlers one iota, and they've said that. A videotape of her wishes wouldn't have mattered one iota to them either. Nor would an executed durable power of attorney for health care. They said a long time ago, it didn't matter what Terri wanted. They were fighting for what THEY wanted for Terri.

And the money that her husband got in the settlement, of course.