re: Jahi McMath - for anyone who can stand a little more absurdity -

[ljm2002]

3. Just as I would not want others to decide...

...that I should NOT pull the plug on a loved one, I also do not think the family should be forced to pull the plug on their daughter against their wishes.

Biblical definitions have nothing to do with it for me. But I am appalled at how many people just blithely seem to think "Hey, the doctors say she's brain-dead, so just pull the plug and get over it already!"

Yes I understand it is 99.9999999999999999999999% certain she IS brain-dead and will never recover. Yes if it were me, chances are good I would have already had them pull the plug. But it isn't me, it's them. Who are any of us to dictate to them what is right in this situation?

I guess for me the question boils down to, who gets to make the decisions on end-of-life care? In this case, the parents are the legal guardians and it is their prerogative IMO, just as it would be my own prerogative if it were my own minor child involved in this very tragic situation.