Another very troubling thing - several of the articles I've read, use almost the same following words: **The governor said the state has no immediate plans to withdraw the girl's life support.** I keep looking for them to say they have NO plans to withdraw her life support (which most likely means her feeding tube). Instead they say no immediate plans or current plans. I don't like the wording they are using. IMO, they are keeping the door open to take away her food and water in the future.
I think you've got it right on the money, and it is terrifying to me.
I also agree with what you've said about the term PVS, it is a horrible pseudo-scientific term that should be thrown out. Although there have been many more cases than I can mention here, the most recent in my mind to whom it was misapplied: Patricia White-Bull, Terri Schindler-Schiavo, Sarah Scantlin and now Haleigh Poutre. There are many, many others who we do not hear about, but I am certain that are misdiagnosed. We have to keep at it. We are lost if we give in.
Can the governor of liberal MA save the girl's life even if he wanted too? Is not the liberal Supreme Court there paramount to the governor? I think it's a pretty weak governorship, which may explain why the massive margin of liberal Democrats there keep voting in liberal Republican governors.