Schiavo had irreversible brain damage that left her brain scarred and shriveled. Now, I don't know if this was stated before the autopsy that confirmed it or afterwards, although the CT scans did show much of this.
Was this child in the same situation?
Likely not, however the dx of PVS is a dx of convenience and economy nonetheless.
No Judge ordered the boy to be withheld food and water until dead. The boy lives.
Mrs. Schiavo? She's dead. Killed by Judicial Order per Mr. Schiavo's direction. An American Suttee. She was declared a "widow" for the pyre!
Her husband was reborn! Long live the new Mrs. Schiavo!
Let us, graf008, forget auld lang syne. Let us "Move on."
Let bygones be bygones! This is what you want, eh?
Terri is dead. Micheal, the black archangel of her one-time marriage bed, has had his way with her. He kept his promise.
Oh for the world you live in, graf008! That none of us here, like you, would do to be pollyannahs of optimism, looking forward, enjoyers of the day! Carpe Diem! Never to remember those digested in the bloody frothy maw of the beast. In your blessed world there are no beasts, are there?
Tsk. Here's a tear. We live in the real world, graf008. And so do you. There's beasts among men, and may G-d protect you.