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Posted on 03/25/2005 1:49:37 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
That's horrible.
He's probably referring to the statement of attorney Barbara Weller - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1367349/posts
Of course it'll never fly.
Euphoric my a**. If I had a TV and had to hear and see those subhumans, I'd probably have a heart attack.
Doctors for Michael Schiavo have said that an MRI and PET are not necessary for Terri because PVS is primarily a “clinical” diagnosis, that is, one arrived at on the basis of examination of the patient, rather than by relying on tests. And the neurologists I have spoken to agree on the clinical nature of the diagnosis, while insisting that advanced tests nonetheless are a necessary part of it. But the star medical witness for Michael Schiavo, Dr. Ronald Cranford of the University of Minnesota, has repeatedly dismissed calls for MRI testing, and his opinion has prevailed.
Dr. Cranford was the principal medical witness brought in by Schiavo and Felos to support their position that Terri was PVS. Judge Greer was obviously impressed by Cranford’s résumé: Cranford travels throughout the country testifying in cases involving PVS and brain impairment. He is widely recognized by courts as an expert in these issues, and in some circles is considered “the” expert on PVS. His clinical judgment has carried the day in many cases, so it is relevant to examine the manner in which he arrived at his judgment in Terri’s case. But before that, one needs to know a little about Cranford’s background and perspective: Dr. Ronald Cranford is one of the most outspoken advocates of the “right to die” movement and of physician-assisted suicide in the U.S. today.
In published articles, including a 1997 op-ed in the Minneapolis–St. Paul Star Tribune, he has advocated the starvation of Alzheimer’s patients. He has described PVS patients as indistinguishable from other forms of animal life. He has said that PVS patients and others with brain impairment lack personhood and should have no constitutional rights. Perusing the case literature and articles surrounding the “right to die” and PVS, one will see Dr. Cranford’s name surface again and again. In almost every case, he is the one claiming PVS, and advocating the cessation of nutrition and hydration.
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Not to mention the fact that assuming this is the first time he thought to say this, it's a little absurd.
She tried to say it the first day they took the tube out.
Terri Schiavo: 'I Waaaannt [To Live]'
Maybe you should lurk a little more often...
SO, she said "I waaaaa" and so it is assumed she meant "I want to live"? How do they know she didn't say "I waaaant a haaaaam saaaandwich" for crying out loud???? Maybe she wasn't saying anything at all, and was merely making attempts to vocalize something completely unrelated like "I love you" or something...???
I mean, from all reports, this is a woman who cannot think, cannot reason, let alone form sentences...
I'm really curious about this... for two reasons:
1. If she DID say something, then the PVS is bulls**t and this needds to be looked into a LOT closer... or
2. Elements who will stop at nothing to get the tubes put back in, including make up stories...
Good point; however, I've also heard stories of miners trapped belowground (very cool) and the ravages thirst caused on them.
Quite obviously it was the sun that got them, not the thirst. < /sarcasm >
The point is, if she is, indeed in PVS, then she WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO EXPRESS ANYTHING.
No the hospital, Morton Plant called Felos.
See #46...the first day.
As I recall, she was asked "Do you want to live?"
That would seem to narrow down her answer.
With the exception, possibly, of primitive noises completely unrelated to human speech? I really dont' know...
But how could that be? seriously... When was the last time anyone tested her ability to swallow?
Chad, there are only about 50 threads on FR reporting this several days back. Go look.
Because that was not the topic of conversation. They were trying to get her to say she wanted to live. Don't be ridiculous.
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