Wait wait, don't run - because I'm not going to convince you using rhetoric. Nor logic. Nope, I'm just going to quote the press... ready?
Schiavo recovery impossible, experts agree
Choice quotes:
"Terri Schiavo, at the center of an emotional and political storm over whether she should be allowed to die"
“Survival beyond 10 years is unusual. The chance for survival of greater than 15 years is approximately 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 75,000,” (Ed. Note: Terri Schiavo collapsed in 1990)
"Dr. Ronald Cranford, a neurologist and bioethicist at the University of Minnesota Medical School, said reflexes can fool non-specialists."
This is because in such patients, the cerebral cortex has been destroyed, said Dr. Lawrence Schneiderman, a physician and bioethicist at the University of California, San Diego.
“The rest of your brain, particularly the brain stem, can survive for fifteen or twenty minutes without oxygen,” added Schneiderman, who signed a friend of the court brief in July of last year supporting Michael Schiavo.
Ok, fair enough. Those two people are the only Doctors mentioned in the article. So, two experts agree. A quick google for "Dr Lawrence Schneidermann Euthanasia" on google reveals...
- Dr. Ronald Cranford was a member of the board of the former Euthanasia Society of America, which eventually merged with Partnership for Caring
- Dr. Ronald Cranford, the euthanasia advocate who hopes to help Pete Busalacchi
take care of Christine when she is brought to Minnesota - Cranford calls himself, "Dr. Humane Death."
- Dr. Lawrence Schneiderman of UC San Diego at La Jolla writes that one of the "unexpected yet undeniable" consequences of Oregon's assisted-dying law is that state's leadership in excellent and compassionate palliative care.
- "Medical Futility" (video)
So there you have it.. two experts make it unanimous among the medical profession. Obviously, Reuters is doing a fine, fine job in balanced Journalism. Make your own decisions.
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