Man Can Let Vegetative Wife Die, Judge Rules
From Times Wire Reports
The husband of a woman who has been in a vegetative state for 12 years can disconnect her feeding tube and let her die, a judge ruled in a long-running case pitting the man against his in-laws.
Circuit Judge George W. Greer said the tube supplying nourishment to Terri Schiavo, 38, would be removed on Jan. 3. The judge said the evidence “overwhelmingly supports the view that Terri Schiavo remains in a persistent vegetative state.”
“This is about Terri’s wishes,” said her husband, Michael Schiavo.
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