re: The Schiavo Controversy
Terri was 26 years old when she suffered brain damage from a sudden collapse. Terri receives her food and water by means of a feeding tube. Terri’s other bodily functions are physically stable. Terri smiles, laughs and cries. Terri recognizes voices and responds. At times, she vocalizes sounds, trying in her best way to speak. Terri is not a brain dead vegetable as characterized by her husband and legal guardian, Michael Schiavo nor a houseplant as implied by his attorney. Terri is not on a respirator or any artificial life support. She is a living human being and needs to be granted an opportunity to recover. Terri has not had any progressive rehabilitation or arousal therapy in more than ten years.
Terri is not brain dead and she has had no input into this process. There are numerous pictures of her reacting with pleasure to her parents.
Life is precious and this appears to be the equivalent of starving a severely retarded person to death, if the above is to be believed. I wonder if the husband would feel the same way if he had to return the million plus settlement at her death?