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Lots of "interesting" questions are being raised, and it may ultimately be in the public interest if some of these issues are revisited and subjected to closer scrutiny.

Absolutely. I'm surprised that Alzheimer groups aren't taking a close look at how a quality-of-life issue could ultimately be used by Gen-X'ers as the way out of the SocSecurity and Medicare crisis of 2020.

When I first heard about Terri's plight, I was under the impression she was brain dead. I had no idea how alive someone is in a Permanent Vegitative State. I wonder if Nova would ever delve into the subject? Someone should. I'll bet that a poll would show 75% or more of the general public thinks Terri is brain dead as in no EEG activity. 5 minutes of the video showing eyes open, smiling, etc. would change most people's minds.

Is there any progress by the Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, the state protection agency for disabled persons? (See http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/7079354.htm , the Chicago Tribune 10/22/03 story).

[FITZ]

I'm surprised that Alzheimer groups aren't taking a close look at how a quality-of-life issue could ultimately be used by Gen-X'ers as the way out of the SocSecurity and Medicare crisis of 2020.

In France this summer, apparently fans and air-conditioning was considered extraordinary life-support for their elderly. Imagine how much of the pension money and other government money has now been saved in France.

[sweetliberty]

Well, there is a fairly well laid out set of legal issues that has been submitted to the Attorney General's office with a request to address them. We may not hear anything for awhile on that front.....or, I just had the thought that just perhaps Judge Greer has some inside information that would indict Michael on criminal charges, and just maybe changing course in effect is using Michael to chum the waters to throw the sharks off his own scent. Just speculating on possibilities. If he did have inside information to that effect, it would really be foolish for him to do otherwise, if you think about it, whether he was dirty or not.

[sweetliberty]

Here are a couple of the links I was looking for:

Continuation for Request of Intervention on behalf of Terri Schiavo

Agency to probe alleged spousal abuse of Terri Schiavo