And the autopsy too. It doesn't say that she was never or could never be consciously aware.
8mmMauser & T'wit, do you have links to the court transcripts where the doctors testified about Terri's level of consciousness, and the autopsy report? I promised to look for the links, but something came up and it will be a while before I have the chance. Thanks.
It can't. An autopsy is basically useless in diagnosing PVS. Both the M.E., Dr. Thogmartin, and the assisting neurologist, Dr. Nelson, were at pains to state in writing that diagnosis of PVS must be done clinically with a living patient. (It also requires repeated testing over time, i.e., it's not something that one can do in a single 39-minute session.) Dr. Nelson was asked in a press session if his findings ruled out Terri being conscious to some degree and able to communicate with her family? "No," he said.