
Originally Posted by
Big D
I think the problem is this: discontinuing medical treatment is a passive choice - they're not actively doing anything, just refraining from doing more. By administering a lethal injection or somesuch, they'd be actively taking steps to kill her. They go from omitting to do something, to choosing to kill by a deliberate act. It's a technical distinction, but one is homicide and the other is merely the exercise of medical discretion.
If there's absolutely no possibility of her experiencing any sensation - conscious or unconscious - then I understand the decision.