Posted on 03/31/2005 9:31:45 AM PST by ArmyBratproud
Got the following in an e-mail. The writer makes a wise point-
With the sad death of Terri Shiavo, the pundits have now taken to the airwaves and claimed that an autopsy will likely show that she would have never recovered.
Given the fact that Terri Shiavo's case is well over a decade old, the pundits may be pushing a false theory.
No matter what side you are on when it comes to the poor lady's case, there is something that all should realize. That being an autopsy will show her condition of recent and only what has become of her due to the actions that were taken. That goes for her brain condition as well.
There will be statements that an autopsy may show that the cortex around her brain may have dissolved and that she would not have recovered. But, again, that can only be said as an evaluation of her health in relation to the actions that were taken.
It can not be compared to what state her brain matter would have been in back shortly after her life was put in danger. There have been reports that there were times when therapy was denied. So there are questions that must be considered when the issue of an autopsy is reported.
The most important of those questions, as far as the state of her brain is concerned, would be if any therapy would have helped her earlier. The idea of whether actions taken several years in the past would have provided a different course must be looked at.
George Felos and the euthanasia activists will no doubt tout an autopsy report that may show a dissolved cortex. But any such autopsy, in reality, does not in any way support their positions.
An autopsy brought would seem to only be an evaluation of what the health of Terri Shiavo has come to. It won't show what her condition could have been, had she been allowed a continual regime of therapy and other medical treatments.
Judges, lawyers, activists, and pundits should keep that in mind.
This place has gone nuts.
Yup its easy to play on peoples emotions and ignore reality. Demagogues have done so throughout history.
We are just fortunate that the calls for people in authority to take unconstitutional and deadly acts in this case were not acted on.
If the people keep demanding a strongman to take action regardless of the laws and Constitution, the people will get their wish one day.
Like the mob in Paris, they may not like the results once the heads start rolling...
I don't know why you posted all that to me. All I noted was the previous posters suspicions and said that TS was near death, MS had no reason to speed it up.
And you have some point to make to Me? It wasn't clear.
Sorry. I thought you didn't know.
Thought I didn't know what?
That MS is slimy? I know that. That he would kill her at the moments before her death? I don't think so.
Your original post said you didn't think Schiavo was there at the end. Other questions aside, that was what I was answering.
oh, okay.
Cynicism is a defense mechanism.
Well, seeing as how my post was removed, you made your point. Do I think it possible? Oh yes. Do I at least think it likely he wished to keep her family away at the moment of her death? Yes.
Fox News reported that the brother and sister were upset, and he was in the room alone with her after he ordered them out of the room. There is no dispute about that.
I did not report your post. I was perplexed by it. It didn't seem objectionable to me.
WEll, if MS was there it looks teeny bit better than if he forbade the parents and wasn't there himself. Although it is hard for MS to look even halfway good.
But I don't think he did anything in the last 10 minutes.
Ah yes.
I have noticed that really sensitve, easily hurt people get cynical alot, sort of like growing a thick skin or something. And people who cannot tolerate disappointment often anticipate it and expect it.
I don't see how people can scream conspiracy theories about the autopsy.
As I wrote when I posted the e-mail I got....the writer makes a good point.
Any autopsy would only show the state of health that Terri Shiavo had come to.
No autopsy could be used as a cover up. That is not why I posted the e-mail.
The reason I posted it is because it states an obvious fact...that being that an autopsy will not answer any questions as to what course her health would have taken had therapy and such not been denied.
That question will never be answered.
However, the right to die crowd will use it and say that it does...because her brain matter went bad.
Well.....that can only speak for recent years.
that would not be shown in a recent autopsy.
We are talking about a case that is 15 years old.
Trust me....I had a nice conversation with a county medical examiner about this very issue about a week ago.
You can scream conspiracy theory crap all you want.
This post does not take any side. It simply points out that the dissolving of the cortex may be shown....but it does not answer the question as to what therapy would have done to alter the course.
That question will not be answered by an autopsy.
Scream false hoods all you want.....it just shows that you lack the spine to have an actual debate on this.
I guess next you will try and state that you are a medical examiner....
Again....everyone wants to look at this from one angle or the other...and call each other conspiracy theorists.
This post simple relays something from an e-mail...that matched a conversation I had with a guy would works with a county medical examiner's team.....
That the autopsy will shown nothing new...either way.
yeah...and some guy on CNN yesterday said that there will be questions of time frame.
So since all the experts don't seem to agree.....the issue will be one of debate.
It's obvious that you have a one sided a view on this issue.
Most in this debate do. I posted an e-mail recieved that raised a question that is, with in this topic, neutral to the sides of the Shiavo case.
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