Morals compel us to favour life over death

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Opinion/Morals-compel-us-to-favour-life-over-death/2005/03/27/1111862254675.html?oneclick=true

[Sydney Morning Herald] March 28, 2005--Should Terri Schiavo live or die? Since she is unable to make that decision herself, the courts have finally decided to let her die by removing her feeding tube. Ironically, had she been able to make that request herself, it might have been denied on the grounds that euthanasia in the United States, as in most countries, is illegal.