Those two doctors chosen by the Schindlers, one of which offered a treatment that has no scientific or medical merit - he was barely a step above a charlatan.
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:37:34 -0800, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Understand this pea brain, your own article states: > "The diagnosis of a vegetative state is not tenable if there is any > degree of voluntary movement, sustained visual pursuit, consistent and > reproducible visual fixation, or response to threatening gestures" > Which is the case for Schiavo. > > As for the five doctors, the two that where chosen by Michael Schiavo > and one independent say she is in PVS, the other two chosen by her > parents state she will recover with treatment. Treatment she's been > denied for ten years. So that's on;y one unbiased opinion. We need > more. > > It may very well be too late to save her but she should have had the > treatment all along and maybe we can save the next one. > > On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:48:50 -0500, Larry C. Lyons > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lets see if I can put it in small enough words for you to understand. > > > > The 5 court appointed neurologists agreed that Ms. Shaivo was in a > > persistent vegetative state. The AMA and BMA treatement guidelines > > state that no recovery is possible if this state lasts more than a > > year (AMA says 3 months). Ms. Shaivo has been in this state for 10 > > years. There is only a body left that is steadily deteriorating (sorry > > falling apart). No matter how long that body lives there is nothing > > left in the brain. She will be like what she is for now on. > > > > As for the starvation, that is the only legal way to do it, look up > > withholding of treatment. US law forbids more active measures. In > > Shaivo's case it would be more humane to give an overdose of a > > tranquilizer, but that is not allowed. > > > > As for that web site, I see its up to your usual fine standards of > > veracity and quality. Lots of ranting fluff and almost nothing > > involving facts. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=11 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144680 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
