Your insinuation that Terri is being used as a prop by those who of us who are rooting for her life is unfounded. You may choose to believe as you wish, but I see Terri as a disabled sister, a child of God, and worthy of our collective efforts to help save her life. She may be disabled, as I understand you are, but she is NOT a prop. She is being used as a prop by the euthanasiasts who seek to expand their territory.
It is ludicrous to suggest that we who support Terri's life as meaningful are using her as a prop, when what we are trying to do is see to it that neither she nor any other human being are used as props. You seem to be suggesting that we are the ones who are exploiting Terri for our gain, when the only thing to gain is that another innocent life is not snuffed out before her time has expired.
I do not see Terri as a prop. I see her as my 12 yo nephew, who has cerebral palsy (a diagnosis Terri has recieved from at least one doctor). He can't speak, can't walk, and has a feeding tube to make sure he gets all the calories and nutrients on days he doesn't eat well. I see her as a victim of a "health care" system that increasingly wants to play God, and choose who is worthy of life. As for the 1.7 million for her care, why don't you ask Michael about that? He gets all that money, spends it on lawyers, and gets Terri put on Medicaid. I am sure I am not the only person here who has opened my pocketbook to help - your broad brush labelling of Terri's supporters is stunning.