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"Ask why they don't post Dr. Wolfson's (Jeb Bush's appointed physician who examined Terri) report of her condition affirming she is PVS."

Sounds like more lies by Donald. Let's check.
Google search:
"Wolfson served as Schiavo's guardian for two months 2003 under the auspices of "Terri's Law." "
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"Wolfson said it is not too late to revisit the original question in the long-running legal saga - is the 41-year-old woman disabled, or brain dead?
"There is so much at stake here, not just for Terri, but for the issue," said Wolfson, who is both a physician and a lawyer and serves as director of the Health Policy Information Center at USF."
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"He holds a doctorate in public health from the University of Texas, a law degree from Stetson University College of Law, a master’s degree in public health from Indiana University, a master’s degree in history from New York University, and an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Illinois. "

So Dr. Wolfson is not a physican annointed by Jeb Bush, nor does Dr. Wolfson have any expertise to determine whether she is PVS. Apparently Donald has studied this issue but is nevertheless clueless. Wow, how surprising.

http://journals.aol.com/justice1949/JUSTICEFORTERRISCHIAVO/entries/409
Also, according to Wikipedia:

"Five doctors were selected: two by Schiavo's parents, two by Michael Schiavo, and one by the court. These five doctors examined Terri Schiavo's medical records, brain scans, the videos, and Mrs. Schiavo herself. The physicians were divided in their conclusions. The two doctors selected by Schiavo's parents supported their conclusion; the two doctors selected by Schiavo's husband and the doctor appointed by the court supported Mr. Schiavo's position. Greer ruled with the latter that Mrs. Schiavo was in a PVS and was beyond hope of significant improvement. [9] (http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/trialctorder11-02.txt)

Florida's Second District Court of Appeal reviewed all the evidence and upheld the trial court's decision, saying had they heard the case themselves they would have ruled the same as Greer. Some physicians, such as Dr. Peter Morin and Dr. Thomas Zabiega, both neurologists, say that no such diagnosis can reliably be made without more sophisticated tests such as an MRI or PET scan."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Schiavo

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