This just seems to be such a BAD case upon which to hang a great deal of legal precedence upon. Apparently the comotose subject arrived that way due to self-destructive behavior. On the other hand, according to nurses' affidavit, the estranged husband kindly asked "when is the bitch going to die?!", and serves to gain financially even if the finacial gain is slowly but surely dwindling at the hands of the true vipers of the case -- the lawyers.