Asked about perhaps never knowing where his sister might be buried, Bobby Schindler said, "We've already said goodbye. ... He's been doing this kind of stuff for 15 years. What would make him stop now?"
Governor Jeb Bush, whose repeated attempts to get the tube reconnected also failed, said that the debate over her fate could help others grapple with end-of-life issues.
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay appeared to condemn the judges who declined to order that she be kept alive artificially.
"This loss happened because our legal system did not protect the people who need protection most, and that will change," the Texas Republican said.
"I never thought I'd see the day when a US judge stopped feeding a living American so that they took 14 days to die," he added.
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