Wow...LOTS of opinions floating around here...I think it is a VERY personal subject for all people! I can't help but wonder if maybe this woman and her husband had had discussions about what their own personal wishes were if such a situation were to occur. I know I've had them with my husband and I know that he would follow through with my wishes as much as I would follow through with his....100%.

I took care of my Nana while she was sick and towards the end of her life, while she was in the hospital, she would BEG me to help her die. She was in pain and tired and wanted to go, she wanted it over with. I held her hand and helped her through the very best that I could. I can still her her beautiful blue eyes pleading with me....it's THE hardest thing I've ever witnessed in my life! The minute I left her room, I would cry and cry and cry wishing that I COULD help her die, to release her from the agony that she was in. I would have given anything to let her "go to sleep" and stop her suffering. I think anyone who has seen someone they love in that kind of agony not have a different point of view of "life."

I don't know if Terry Schiavo was in any kind of pain any more than the rest of you...I wish her and her family peace.

Michelle