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Quality Control at CBSNews.com
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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
MYTH
Terri is in a coma or comatose-like state.
REALITY
None of Terri’s doctors currently maintain that she is in a coma. Some doctors believe that Terri is in a persistent vegetative state while others disagree and believe that she is “minimally conscious.” Most Americans have seen footage of Terri interacting with her mother by now and it is hard to ignore the way in which she appears to light up at the sound of her mother’s voice.
Important note:
The definition of PVS in Florida Statue 765.101:
Persistent vegetative state means a permanent and irreversible condition of unconsciousness in which there is:
(a) The absence of voluntary action or cognitive behavior of ANY kind.
(b) An inability to communicate or interact purposefully with the environment.
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According to CNN, "'Courts have ruled that Schiavo is in a "persistent vegetative state.'"
I'm willing to concede that courts may have erred, but I tend to doubt it (here and with Mumia).
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