They aren't about Terri. They are about the ethics of euthanasia. Terri is just one highly visible object lesson in that debate, as is the woman in this story.
Quoting from the article:
"While Gaskill's case doesn't parallel the late Terri Schiavo's exactly - Schiavo was in what some experts said was a persistent vegetative state for 15 years - doctors had all but given up hope that Gaskill would ever recover."
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That is what makes the headline rather dubious. "Schiavo-like" -- as the article states further down from the screaming headline -- Ms. Gaskill case is obviously not the same as Mrs. Schiavo's. Truth is, doctors really don't know in many of these situations whether someone will recover from such brain damage. This particular woman's accident occurred two years ago. Mrs. Schiavo was incognizant for 15 years. There are also different degrees of mental function in both women.
As far as I'm concerned, stories like these are being put in our face now, not to celebrate a miracle, but rather, to inflame emotions and get people into an uproar. People like Ms. Gaskill are being used to further someone's agenda, and while I rejoice in Ms. Gaskill's recovery, I feel sorry that she is being used in such a way.