"Schiavo Case In Hands of U.S. Congress" - An Outrage To Humanity

While the news circulates about theSchiavo Case being in the hands of the US Congress, it brings back into focus a long-term argument over the moral issues pertaining to an individual's right to die. This issue is nothing new to the United States, when, back in 1976 (as stated in the article hyperlinked above) "the New Jersey Supreme Court allowed the parents of Karen Ann Quinlan the right to remove her from life support. The 21-year-old woman had fallen into a vegetative state after downing a tranquilizer and several cocktails."
As we all know, suicide, in and of itself, is illegal. Albeit I personally feel that it's a rediculous law for anyone to pass as I feel that the personal, and very private, means by which someone decides to take their own life should ultimately be their decision. However, the laws turn a bit when it comes to the 'right to die' perspective. What does happen when a married couple is going about their happy life together, and suddenly, one of them gets into a serious accident (or hurt in some manner) that renders them borderline living and in a vegetative state for the rest of their lives? This is the base for the Schiavo case.
Do people go into a marriage and seriously never discuss their own wishes should something this tragic ever happen? Don't they think, especially in this day and age, to write these wishes down so that there is evidence laying around someplace? Or even make duplicates and give those to other close family members and/or close family friends? What is wrong with these people?
One of the first things that my husband and I did when we got married was discuss what each of us wanted in cases of our death. Based upon our religious beliefs, and other factors within our own lives, we came up with a decision that was right for both of us, put it in writing, and then let other friends and family members know, exactly, what each of us wants in cases of emergency. Why? Read the above fiasco. Above all, I feel badly for Terry. Has anyone stopped to think even for a second how she would react if she had an awakening and came to realize that her name, her face and all of her quite private life details had not only been broadcast in a court room, but internationally... and by the three people whom she likely trusted the most! To me, that is completely ridiculous! I would be utterly mortified if that happened to me. I'd want to die just to get away from it all!
There are a great deal of questions that I simply have no answers for, but ones that a few might also be pondering. For example, why are her parents unable to let go of her? She is in a vegetative state, and is not going to be coming out of her coma. Have they not gone through countless days of mourning and emotional torment already?!? Mourn... let go... let her go.. get it over with. Albeit that sounds a bit cold-hearted and callous, and it likely is, but really, think about this aspect of things: If Terry had just died, without any long term court battles, or problems, no comatose state, the parents would have had to mourn anyway. So what is seriously stopping them now?
Really folks, let's get a grip on reality here. If death knocks at your door, either answer it yourself, or wait until you have no choice.... but either way, keep it private. Death does not like publicity stunts and spin doctors for Congress.