tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post111170679923456150..comments2024-01-07T05:17:58.943-05:00Comments on Orthoprax: My Terri Schiavo thoughtsOrthopraxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11649055168953784384noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post-1111722962283181032005-03-24T22:56:00.000-05:002005-03-24T22:56:00.000-05:00Enigma,The media tends to give quick answers when ...Enigma,<BR/><BR/>The media tends to give quick answers when the boring truth is more complicated. Terri is not brain dead. Her basic brain functions are normal. She can breathe on her own and her heart beats by itself.<BR/><BR/>What happened was that she damaged her brain during that original incident and since then her brain has deteriorated. Maybe a year or two into her disability she could have had a chance, but right now there is no chance of recovery whatsoever.<BR/><BR/>I do believe he loved his wife and he hoped for her recovery but after enough time passed I think he brought up his and other's conversations with her to show that she wouldn't want to be kept alive as she is.<BR/><BR/>Can we ever know for certain? Save for a miracle, no. But this is what the court's job is. To decide what she would have wanted. And I really don't think I know the case better than they do.<BR/><BR/>What her parents want is not relevant. They have no say in what happens to her. That's why they are not a factor at all. Her husband believes and the courts have ruled that she would have wanted to die. This court order is as legally valid as a personal DNR. And just like a DNR, parents of the individual cannot overrule it.Orthopraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649055168953784384noreply@blogger.com