Great read Ms.Pearce in supporting your con stance regarding Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. But this writer does not agree that Terri's parents should have been in charge of Terri's medical care. According to attorney Rainia Combs, the Health and Safety Code in Section 313.004 states, if an adult patient in a hospital is incapacitated, then an adult can act as a surrogate. The code is specific in the order of priority in which consent for treatment is given. First priority is the patients spouse, second is an adult child, after the waiver and consent of all other qualified adult children, third is the majority of the patients children, fourth is the patients parents, and lastly is an individual clearly identified to act on the patients behalf
