[billbears]

"Testimony provided by members of the Schindler family included very personal statements about their desire and intention to ensure that Theresa remain alive . . . at any and all costs. Nearly gruesome examples were given, eliciting agreement by family members that in the event Theresa should contract diabetes and subsequent gangrene in each of her limbs, they would agree to amputate each limb and would then, were she to be diagnosed with heart disease, perform open-heart surgery. Within the testimony, as part of the hypothetical presented, Schindler family members stated that even if Theresa had told them of her intention to have artificial nutrition withdrawn, they would not do it."

Oh, that sound so much more humane...

"Theresa's neurological tests and CT scans indicate objective measures of the persistent vegetative state," the report says. "These data indicate that Theresa's cerebral cortex is principally liquid, having shrunken due to the severe anoxic trauma experienced 13 years ago."

Well that's pretty much it isn't it? Personally I would like to see a list of doctors supporting keeping this poor woman in this state, along with their credentials, on why they believe she shouldn't just be allowed to die. But heck why should we listen to doctors on this when we have politicians grandstanding by the minute? Surely the politicians know so much more than the doctors.

Let's see, morphine over the next two weeks and dying in peace versus having body parts cut off if necessary over time....

H, didn't know if you'd seen this article yet.

[Howlin]

I have seen it; and I see that you and I have once again found an issue we agree on. :-)

FWIW, this is her brain scan:

http://www.miami.edu/ethics2/schiavo/CT%20scan.png

[EveningStar]

Interesting article, isn't it. I wasn't sure if I could post it in it's entirety so I decided to be cautious and excerpt it.