Of course, I am not sure that any system which gave effect to Terri's desire to die would meet with your approval. Nonetheless, our system is a hybrid of the adversary and the "neutral". So, in Terri's case, there were 2 experts selected by the Petitioners, 2 by the Respondents and 1 by the Court. That is rather typical of such proceedings.
My experience as a lawyer is that I am generally more satisfied with the party-selected experts because you know where they are coming from. Obviously, a party is not going to proffer an expert that doesn't support their theory of the case. The court generally will use the so-called 'neutral' expert to compare and contrast the theories of the party-experts.
I realize you don't like the result in this case, but the system is actually a pretty good one. It exposes all views and gives the trier of fact contrary expert views to help it (court or jury) weigh one against the other.
I personally would not want the whole group to be so-called "neutral" experts. They tend to be selected blindly and you can't be sure that they will really air both sides of the case fairly. So, don't throw the baby out with the wash water. Keep in mind this is just one case where you don't like the result, but don't give up on a very good system.
"I realize you don't like the result in this case, but the system is actually a pretty good one. It exposes all views and gives the trier of fact contrary expert views to help it (court or jury) weigh one against the other."
Give me a break. A Judge can choose and pretty much knows which way his Court Appointed expert will go especially with this particular case. The system is flawed. Greer knew the outcome without even sending his Dr. Death in for his outrageous proclamation that Terri was not "human". What a monster Cranford is.
And you indicate that it was Terri's desire to die. How do you know that for a fact. That is an entire other aspect of this case that was a total sham. You would have to believe a person like MS, his brother and his brothers wife to come to that conclusion. Based on everything that MS has done now and in the past his credibility is extremely suspect. So again this court was a complete sham in many more ways than one. So I ask you would you be willing to bet your life that Terri wanted to die and that she was brain dead? Would you be willing to put your life on the line the same way you think it was perfectly reasonable to put Terris life on the line?