This e-mail seems right:

Regardless of the severity of brain damage, it seems to me the moral principle still abides:
1. No human life should be contingent as to whether or not another person gives it credibility or not.
2. If a family member wants to terminate a human life where the human in question is not able to speak for him or herself, and another family member wants to sustain that life, defer to the family member that wants to keep the human in question alive.
3. A fortiori should this be the case where the family member wanting to keep the human in question alive is willing to care for that human in question. (in this case, the parents)
4. It remains true, no matter how many different circumstances one raises, the only direct cause of Schiavo’s death was government action, i.e., a court order. …