"It isn't as though they had the ability to examine her brain before she died. "
umm, they did a CT scan. It showed damage. And I would believe that any competent medical examiner would take into consideration the impact of death when making a diagnosis.
>And I would believe that any competent medical examiner ...
See post 27, and tell me what a "competent medical examiner" is. There is none, that's why it's called *practicing* medicine, and not Supreme Arrogance.
I am sure the CT showed some damage, but they certainly didn't do one post-humously to compare them, and they never had the chance to visually examine it until she expired.
I am also sure that doctors told the young gunshot patient's parents he had no chance of surviving, let alone recovering fully, and may have showed them the same evidence. No one, no matter how educated, can really know what parts of the brain are required for survival. Some things are just a mystery, regardless of what doctors would like to believe.