Hugh Finn: Right to Die

Hugh Finn: Right to Die

Michele Finn was given the right to remove her husband's tube after hearing from the courts and going against everyone else. Her husband like many others has battled the right to die, which is highly discussed worldwide. Many people disapprove of this matter, because they still have hope. I think that Michele Finn's case was truly about autonomy and each person should be able to die, if there is more good than bad.

Michele Finn's husband has been in a vegetative state for almost three years. The cause of this is a car crash, but many can believe that being in this vegetative state could not have been pleasant. This is the reason why Michele Finn decided after three years that her husband would not recover and must have his feeding tube removed. Many people disagreed with Finn's decision, like the Governor. The Governor felt it was his job to, "protect those in society who can least protect themselves" (Molotsky 1). The Governor was in the way of Finn because he kept pressuring how Finn's husband was not in a vegetative state. The Governor is intervening and trying to protect Hugh Finn, but is contradicting what Finn wanted. Finn wanted to die in piece and did not want to live on a feeding tube for years to come. The Judge felt that Hugh Finn was still alive and that there was evidence that illustrated that Mr. Finn, "would not have wanted to remain in a vegetative state" (Molotsky 1). After much consideration, Hugh Finn was given the right to die. The Judge still hours before the tube being taken out was still fighting to keep the tube in.