[gooleyman]

"Thirteen years is plenty long enough to tell," said Bernat, who said he had not examined Schiavo or seen any videotapes. "Assuming she is in a vegetative state, I can say with medical certainty that there is no realistic hope that she'll recover."

He hasn't even seen the tapes let alone examined her and he's passing a judgement that she'll never recover. That's crazy.

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Early in Schiavo's illness, her husband, Michael, sent her to California to have a nerve stimulator implanted

I wonder if he had a nerve SUPPRESSOR implanted. I simply don't trust him or anyone associated with him. Why are all these people doing his bidding. What power does he have over them. What is he holding over their heads. Is he a grand pooh-bah or something and they owe him allegience.

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He added that keeping Schiavo alive artificially could be a burden on her, and that, paradoxically, the higher her level of consciousness, the greater the burden could be.

WAIT A MINUTE...The higher the consciousness...greater the burden...They say she has NO consciousness. Logically speaking, Mr. Spock, she has no burden so leave her alone and let her live. What a crock!!!

[CindyDawg]

Doesn't anyone ever look at this woman?

[Normally a Lurker]

That's crazy.

No, what's crazy is thinking that giving her 13 years of horrible existence is not enough. What do you want to see - 26 years, 39 years, 100 years, or 130 years of such a state for her?

What is long enough to force an existence on her that she previously expressed that she wanted to avoid?