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While Terri Schiavo was being murdered I distinctly remember being told that people with brain injuries like these NEVER recover.

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[Spudx7]

A pro-life group (the name escapes me) has some literature making the case that organs must be harvested from a living person. Once a person is declared “brain dead” the organs can then be harvested while the rest of the body is still alive, giving the hospital valuable organs.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“An increasing number of experts have begun calling into question the “brain death” criteria for determining death.”

It also doesn’t stop Democrats running for elected office.

[Outlaw Woman]

Not to hijack the thread but I remember during that time even 'friends' argued with me about her "quality" of life. I couldn't believe it. Here this woman was being murdered, in front of the entire nation, and people were actually debating about it. Unbelievable.

Regarding this woman, I'm so sure the staff was very 'gentle' in encouraging the husband to finish his wife off. /s Thank God he didn't listen.

[RnMomof7]

An increasing number of experts have begun calling into question the “brain death” criteria for determining death. They argue that brain death is an arbitrary set of criteria developed largely to ensure the usability of organs harvested from such patients, as well as to decrease the medical costs involved in keeping “brain dead” patients alive on life support.

I have read about this ..they decide they want the healthy organs from someone with a serious injury ..they do minimal or no surgery and come to the family to ask for the organs. I have not and will not ever sign a release for my organs.. it is like signing a death certificate for yourself if you are ever critically ill

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While Terri Schiavo was being murdered I distinctly remember being told that people with brain injuries like these NEVER recover.

...and dying of starvation and dehydration is euphoric.

[mquinn]

Her brain wasn’t just injured, it was essentially mush, if you recall the autopsy findings.

[umgud]

My ex is brain dead. Unfortunately, she’s not on life support (except $ from me).

[Boogieman]

The first sentence is so poorly written, it makes it sound like the comatose woman was fighting with the doctors instead of her husband.

Anyways, I have a cousin who recovered from a long coma, and she is now happily married with children. This is one of the reasons I won’t check the organ donor card, because I think that motivates the hospitals to encourage even more strongly for life support to be removed in situations like this. They only harvest organs from people who are still alive, which is why they need this “brain dead” category to justify what they are doing.

[little jeremiah]

Thank you for posting this. These stories need to get read. The account of the young man being wheeled in to have his organs removed but woke up in time - horrifying!!!

That’s why I hate organ donation.

[treetopsandroofs]

“While Terri Schiavo was being murdered I distinctly remember being told that people with brain injuries like these NEVER recover.”

I remember a disgustingly large number of FReepers here saying the same thing.

Especially Jeb, but both Bushes were at fault. Either could have saved her.

[Bitsy]

While Terri Schiavo was being murdered I distinctly remember being told that people with brain injuries like these NEVER recover.

I hope people involved in that horrendous deed have many sleepless nights. I am still haunted by what happened. It was sort of like a piece of humanity died with Terry.

[libertarian27]

My SIL has me as her health proxy (or whatever that’s called) if she is on life support she knows I’ll pull the plug - because she knows my brother won’t - I haven’t the heart to tell her I won’t pull the plug either :>)

[trisham]

God bless this man and his wife. What they went through!

[Sun]

“Doctors told Mr. Cruz that his wife would die within 48 hours, calling her situation “hopeless.” They recommended that the ventilator that was keeping her breathing be removed.”

Another case which shows us why people should not listen to the doctors.

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