LYDIA MCGREW on “France’s Terri Shiavo”:

Lambert was in a car accident five years ago and is in what is known as a “minimally conscious state.” This is a more responsive state than Terri was alleged to be in (though of course that should not matter to one’s right to life). Even the doctors seeking Lambert’s death acknowledge that he has sensory experiences and is responsive to “pain or well-being.” He also appears to react to the presence of his loved ones, and I gather that this is acknowledged by those seeking his death. He is not able to communicate. He is not dying in any way but is tetraplegic.

Dr. Eric Kariger, representing the hospital, and Lambert’s wife and nephew all want him starved and dehydrated to death. The argument is that that is what he “would have wanted.” Vincent’s parents oppose his being killed by starvation and dehydration. . . .

Significantly, one of Kariger’s “experts” stated to the media that Vincent Lambert “no longer exists as a person[;] he has been erased.” That, presumably, is supposed to be some kind of technical expert opinion. If it doesn’t send a chill down your spine, nothing will.