Considering how many medical and bioethecists march to the prodeath drummer I take everything they say with a large- very, very large grain of salt. For a very enlightening view of the state of bioethics please read Wesley Smith's " Culture of Death" The contrast between the Hippocratic Oath and the teachings of the new bioethicists should set off alarm bells for anyone who values the dignity of life in all its stages. Read what the doctor who insisted Terri was PVS ( Dr. Ronald Cranford) has to say about Alzheimer patients. Good thing Ronald Reagan never fell into his clutches. Pray for Terri and her family.