On the other hand, if we asked her mother "Would say anything right now if you thought it would save Terri's life?" exactly how long do you think she'd think it over?
My mom would not let me die in this way without a big fight!
I believe the three doctors that claimed her to be PVS examined her for less than an hour apiece. A proper diagnosis of PVS would require much more of an exam like that, since someone who is cognitive 1% of the time and vegetative 99% of the time is not legally PVS.
Indeed, knowledge that someone is cognitive 1% of the time is sufficient to prove that someone is not PVS, regardless of what they do the other 99% of the time.
Perhaps most interesting, though, is Michael's refusal to allow any sort of tangible recording of Terri's actions which could be examined by impartial observers. Such refusal only makes sense if such recordings would be detrimental to his case.
[If it were that simple this scam would not have made it 16 years and through many many hearings and judgments. If she was capable of not only reacting to stimulus, but speaking, doctors who have and are treating her would not be sucked into lying about that by the arguable charms of Michael Schiavo. ]
You are either very young or very naive. This is nothing more than an egotistical judge and a money-grubbing, "I'll do what I want to do" husband who are both simply tired of the inconvenience of dealing with Terri.
If you had been paying attention to all the details you would have seen and heard evidence that she is not a total vegetable. There is no evidence what so ever other than the husband's say so (after he won his case against a doctor that paid him a lot of money) that she would not want to live in this state. He was all for keeping her alive then. Since, he has denied treatment and has limited the visits of her family. The guy is either a nut job or has something to hide.