[secretagent]

Mrs Schiavo's brain scans have not been made public but Dr Walker has followed the case closely through media reports and court records.

"The majority of her cerebral cortex - the part of the brain that thinks and feels - has been destroyed and replaced by fluid," he said.

Four points:

(1) I don't know for sure that Walker has seen Terri's brain scans - he might have inferred the damage from the pro-husband team's testimony.

(2) I don't know how much consiosness Terri might recover to, even with major cortex damage.

(3) The article didn't solicit the pro-Schindler medical team's opinion on the Walker claim.

(4) No reason given for keeping the brain scans private.

[huck von finn]

I agree with every one of your points except the last, as these are no doubt part of Terri's medical records, protected by law, for now. But they might surface later. The law, medicine (including medical ethics), the pro-life movement, the right-to-die crowd, and other entities have a huge interest in this.

I don't know if and when her medical records can be accessed, but I'm willing to bet that a large number of people will be after the contents.

[SwordofTruth]

No reason given for keeping the brain scans private.

You make an excellent point. Who would want and order these brain scans to remain private? Michael Schiavo of course. This POS is a marked man.