We do the kindness to let our pets go when they are suffering. We are much crueler to our people. This woman was brain dead. The machines were keeping the body functioning. God gave us the knowledge of medicine and the heart to let go.
Schiavo’s condition was caused by her stroke triggered by years of anorexia. Her brain was measurably deteriorated; an autopsy demonstrated the brain damage was so extensive her “responses” were literally unconscious reflexes. This article is about religious beliefs. Don’t bother reading it
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