That's what I thought too. He thinks that brain damaged people are not "vegetables," unworthy of life, but real people who deserve some dignity in how they are cared for. I think he really really dislikes the culture of death that thinks that brain damaged equals brain dead, so why don't we kill them.
Well said. Your statement summarizes exactly why I was so bothered by Terri's case and still am. I'm glad that someone is keeping the attention on it in FR.