[mblaise]

i'm beginning to agree with you ... the "camera hogs" are benefitting themselves, even if the shindlers are taking some comfort in having support. there is also little medical debate that without her cerebral cortex, terri shiavo is "gone" in the sense of anything we consider uniquely human in the physical realm: communication, cognition, reflection, etc.

some groups are genuinely concerned about withdrawing life support on the basis of "quality of life" issues.. brain waves do not register from an embryo until a few weeks into gestation, until then are they "lesser" lifeforms?

it was also disturbing to see the memo circulating among repub. senate staff that pointed out the political advantage in taking up the terri shiavo cause in light of sen. nelson's (d-fla) vulnerability in 2006. it would be gratifying to see the repub. congress stand up (in spite of the recent polling results) to the courts.

put up or shut up. where is the political resolve from the POTUS that bucked world opinion and invaded iraq? why can't the POTUS or jeb show some resolve here?

[GloriaJane]

Newbie! That memo was a fake! It was not a Republican memo. Some believe it was a democrat plant.

[grassboots.org]

there is also little medical debate that without her cerebral cortex, terri shiavo is "gone" in the sense of anything There is lots of medical debate. Last night the former director of the NIH said that the definition of PVS has changed since her last CATscan. She said that there is a lot of doubt on this issue. Have you seen the video of Terri opening her eyes WIDE on command? That is no reflex - unless your response to these posts are reflexes. I agree that this is a secondary issue - she should not be starved whether or not she is responding to others. Just because you don't respond doesn't mean that you aren't a thinking person.