Re: U.S. House panel to seek to keep Schiavo alive

From: Su (._at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:56:47 -0600

I saw a new report either yesterday or the day before that showed an MRI of
her brain. It looked like the middle half of her brain was one big black
spot.

"Phyllis" <phyllisnilsson@buckeye-express.com> wrote in message
news:4241ADE3.7050707@buckeye-express.com...
> The difference is that Terry breathes on her own. I've heard she has
> never had an MRI or PET scan of the brain and it only took the federal
> judge 90 minutes to go through her medical history. Right, as if that is
> even possible. He didn't care, he just wanted to get it off his desk.
>
> Su wrote:
>> "Griz" <DearCounselor@comcast.netnet> wrote in message
>> news:3a0ievF65u4rhU1@individual.net...
>>
>>>I think her parents are cruel, self-centered, and heartless but realize
>>>they
>>>are so out of love for her.
>>
>>
>> "... are so out of love for her." That's an interesting way of phrasing
>> it.
>>
>> I don't know if this has relevency, but I think it's something to
>> consider. Anyone here ever see the movie, "I Want To Live?" It was based
>> on Barbara Graham who was executed in San Quentin in 1953. The original
>> movie had Susan Hayward, but there was a remake with Lindsey Wagner.
>>
>> In the second movie, if I remember, Barbara was being offered a chance to
>> receive a stay of execution and remain in prison without the possibility
>> of parole, if she confessed to the crime. She declined saying words to
>> the effect of, "I don't just want to be alive. I want to live."
>>
>> Which brings me back to the original issue: Terry Schiavo
>>
>> Why is Terry really being kept alive ... is it for Terry, or for her
>> parents? If it's for Terry, is she "living" or is simply being alive
>> sufficient? And if it's for her parents, why are they being allowed to
>> use Terry for personal gain.
>>
>> Something else I just thought of: Karen Ann Quinlan, who was
>> unquestionably in a permanent vegetative state. Her parents fought to
>> have her taken off life support so she could "die with dignity." They won
>> the case and life support was removed, but Karen remained alive for about
>> 5 years, with a feeding tube (I believe she eventually succumb to
>> pneumona). How is this case different than that Schiavo case?
>

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