Reply #97: I would have to say his motives are

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respect for the woman his wife was, and not what she had become. His wife's parents have stated that they would have all of her limbs removed if they became gangrenous, and allow open-heart surgery on her remaining body, if necessary. That is not a healthy attitude to have about your child - let them become a non-functioning stump rather than deal with their passing. I have three children and would never degrade the vibrant lives they live to that horror.

It was when he Mr. Schiavo realized their intent "life at any cost" that point that he began to fight for the remaining shreds of her dignity. It is not his desire to be "rid of her". He could have done that years ago. It is his desire to end her suffering.

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