Interstingly, I have been in China since 3/20 and this story has made the front page of the news everyday - go figure.
I think this case is a horrible fact pattern. I see where the parents are coming from and would probably do the same for my kid if I thought the surviving spouse was a cad. I just think that the "sanctity" of marriage that the VAST majority of America believes in dictates that the husband chooses, which he did here and was able to substantiate that choice with Terri's desire by showing other people heard her say she never wanted to live like this.
Here is an interesting site debunking many of the myths in this case.
http://atheism.about.com/b/a/2005_03_19.htm
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Most telling from that site is the following quote:ABC News has obtained talking points circulated among Republican senators explaining why they should vote to intervene in the Schiavo case. Among them: "This is an important moral issue and the pro-life base will be excited..." and "This is a great political issue... this is a tough issue for Democrats."
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Thus, I conclude, the far right knows damn good and well that the Florida Court's correctly determined this case and, instead of repecting this woman's right to choose not to live this way, they are using her as a political pawn. That is just sick.