I really want to have the same peace you have about Terri Schiavo.
Can you please point me to the scans or x-rays you've seen which reveal her brain's actual condition? It seems to me sharing such proof right from the beginning might have been the swiftest way to counter-act, if not silence, the public outcry over her fate.
The evidence in the contested proceeding establishes that. "... [T]he overwhelming credible evidence is that Terri Schiavo has been totally unresponsive since lapsing into the coma almost ten years ago, that her movements are reflexive and predicated on brain stem activity alone, that she suffers from severe structural brain damage and to a large extent her brain has been replaced by spinal fluid ...." (Trial Court, slip. op. at 6)
Through the assistance of Mrs. Schiavo's treating physician, Dr. Victor Gambone, the physicians obtained current medical information about Theresa Schiavo including high-quality brain scans. Each physician reviewed her medical records and personally conducted a neurological examination of Mrs. Schiavo. Lengthy videotapes of some of the medical examinations were created and introduced into evidence. Thus, the quality of the evidence presented to the guardianship court was very high, and each side had ample opportunity to present detailed medical evidence, all of which was subjected to thorough cross-examination. It is likely that no guardianship court has ever received as much high-quality medical evidence in such a proceeding.