1. Terri Schiavo Euthanasia Case Terri Schiavo suffers from persistent vegetative stae (PVS) after suffering cardiac arrest in 1990 Needs feeding tube for daily nutrition Husband petitions for right to remove feeding tube in order for her to die “naturally” according to her alleged wishes expressed before suffering cardiac arrest

2. Terri Schiavo Eventually, in 2005, courts give husband right to remove feeding tube Over a period of a week, Schiavo dies of starvation and dehydration Whole idea of her right to die was based on unconfirmed testimony that before her cardiac arrest she had mentioned how she would never want to live in a state like PVS

3. Eluana Englaro Euthanasia Case Basically Italy’s Terri Schiavo case Entered a persistent vegetative state in 1992 following a traumatic car accident and became reliant on feeding tube for daily nutrition Starting in 1999, her father begins petitioning Italian courts for right to remove feeding tube

4. Eluana Englaro Father finally gets Italy’s highest court to grant him permission to remove feeding tube in 2008 Tube is finally actually taken out in February 2009 and over the course of a week, Eluana dies of starvation and dehydration in the same manner as Terri Schiavo Decision based on the exact same idea of Eluana expressing wishes prior to her accident that she would not want to live in a state like PVS