Best quote I've seen:

"Her heart failure deprived her Cerebral Cortex of oxygen causing it to
die. The dead brain cells were absorbed into her system and replaced
with cerebral fluid. So we don't have a case where there is a brain that
might suddenly kick into life and she recovers. The brain is gone...
absent... a void. Her recovery, assuming brains are important, would
require divine intervention and creation of a new brain. Some day they
may be able to transplant a new brain... but then there would be someone
else in her head. She's dead and they are keeping her body alive
artificially to play with and pretend it's their daughter. This is not
only wrong in many ways, it's macabre... like the movie Psycho."


"John H" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:37:20 GMT, "Doug Kanter"

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wrote in message
roups.com...
but also of the death sentence of just handed down to
Terri Shiavo.

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According to all medical evidence, the light's on, but nobody's home.
The body can function if kept alive by artificial means, but the human
being died 15 years ago.

You often express opinions consistent with fundamental Christianity, is
there no comfort in your thought that she's on a cloud, playing a harp,
and watching all of this play out over her empty shell with just a bit
of a sad, wry smile?


NPR interview yesterday with a doctor who's considered one of the
country's
foremost experts on head injuries. He said that when the damage is the
result of impact, like falls or car accidents, the chances for recovery
from
a vegetative state are pretty good, and predictable. But, when based on
oxygen deprivation or chemical damage, prospects are lousy.

It's funny how some people can't accept what doctors know about this
woman's
condition, but they're OK with meddling by a president whose condition is
pretty much identical, except that he can be propped up behind a podium
and
programmed to say things when necessary.


On the other hand, Hannity had some doctor who had been nominated for a
Nobel
Prize (if that means anything) who stated that her chances of recovery
were
good, with the proper treatment.

Which doctor(s) does one believe?

I would probably agree with the NPR doctor, but again, that's based only
on what
I've heard or seen. Except for NYOB, who sticks needles into people's
cortex for
the fun of it, who knows (besides The Shadow, that is)?

--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."