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The Shiavo case was a tragedy and a disgusting case of politicizing her tragedy/dying by the Florida government and the US government.
I disagree. Her parents and brother, who were trying to save her life, took their fight public, and the nation became interested, especially after a couple of videos were released that seemed to suggest that though dreadfully incapacitated, Terri was aware.
And this was a riveting case not just because of the right-to-life argument, but also because Terri was young enough that she hadn't left written instructions in the case of a catastrophe and so her parents were pitted against her husband, and this legal issue had to be resolved.
And this was very interesting too because the husband, who had found her unconscious on the floor (outside the bathroom, I think), had moved on with his life and already had at least two children with another woman, suggesting perhaps he might not have his wife's best interests at heart but, rather, his own.
Don't blame Florida or the feds; they had to respond because the nation's attention was focused on this sad case.