Sadly, I suspect that Dr. Cheshire's hopes for her got the better of objective medical judgement.
Is that what you call it when a doctor doesn't perform the necessary medical tests to determine his patient's faculties?
In his defense, Terri Schiavo wouldn't be considered his patient. I don't think Cheshire was supposed to examine her, and he did acknowledge he hadn't in the report he wrote.
Is that what you call it when a doctor doesn't perform the necessary medical tests to determine his patient's faculties?
In his defense, Terri Schiavo wouldn't be considered his patient. I don't think Cheshire was supposed to examine her, and he did acknowledge he hadn't in the report he wrote.
I'm sorry, I should have been more clear. I was referring to Dr. Cranford, who did examine Terri, but didn't use all the means at his disposal to determine the extent of Terri's faculties. He is a doctor with a definite agenda, and he is not objective in his medical judgment. You criticized Dr. Cheshire, and I was trying to point out that there were other doctors who let their personal feelings (although not hope exactly) about Terri get in the way of objective medical judgment. If you are not familiar with Dr. Cranford, I suggest you inform yourself. He is very active in teaching student doctors all about the "ethics" in healthcare.