ah, meant to add, that it does seem quite likely that there isn't *much* of a mind. If that makes you feel any better. Some of the medical professionals looking at the scan (and yes the one on the u of miami ethics site does seem to be hers despite the lack of captioning) say it doesn't matter what slice we are looking at because that is massive damage. But you do realize that this would be only a partial image, right?
Dana On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:01:36 -0600, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I was considering Dana's points that there may be reasonable doubt as to > the extent of Ms. Schiavo's incapacitation. > > If we consider the possibility that Ms. Schiavo actually IS alive in there, > that she has the ability to think, to reason, to perceive, to make > decisions......and yet has absolutely NO way of expressing any of these > things.... all of a sudden her situation becomes even MORE tragice, in my > opinion. > > I can't imagine the horror of being awake, of being aware, of being > cognizant, and yet of having no way of expressing any of it.....for 15 > years. > > I'm curious what your thoughts on this are Dana. If your suspicions are > right, and Ms. Schiavo is still alive mentally......does this make her > situation better, or worse? Would this fact actually make the case stronger > for ending her suffering? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase RoboHelp from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=59 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:151284 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
