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Terri Schindler-Schiavo, the brain damaged woman who died March 31 at a Florida Hospice as the result of a court order removing her feeding tube, was not in a persistent vegetative state and was not brain-dead, noted neurologist James M. Gebel Jr., MD, MS, FAHA has concluded.
The renowned neurologist who is president of the Kentucky and Southern Indiana Stroke Association and physician liaison at Jewish Hospital Emergency Stroke Center in Louisville, KY, has concluded that Terri Schiavo could have been cared for at home with some home health care assistance at modest to at most moderate expense which would not by any common sense standard be deemed economically burdensome. In a letter to the editor published on www.wftsradio.com , Dr. Gebel said that over the past several weeks, it has come to his attention that significant debate has developed regarding the Terri Schiavo case.
The 41-year-old woman sustained serious brain injuries in 1990 under suspicious circumstances at her home and died March 31, 13 days after her nutrition and hydration had been removed by court order following a petition to do so by her estranged husband and guardian, Michael Schiavo. Terri had not executed a living will at the time she was stricken and her husband maintained that she would not want to be kept alive by assisted feeding. He also maintained that she was in a persistent vegetative state with no cognitive function and no chance for recovery, a position disputed by her parents who unsuccessfully battled in court near 10 years to keep her alive.........................
The Terri Schiavo Case: A Catholic Neurologist's Perspective
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In 2005, Terri Schiavo, a 41-year-old Florida woman in a persistent vegetative state since 1990, died 14 days after removal of her feeding tube amid a heart-wrenching legal struggle over her fate reaching to the White House and the U.S. Supreme Court.
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