Terri Schiavo

• Brain-Damaged Woman Becomes a Political Football
• Schiavo law may be unconstitutional
• Life support stopped for 6-month-old in Houston

Two-month, 20 day infant, blind from birth smiling. Note also the eye fixation, suggesting an innate mechanism.

Reflexive responses by Terri Schiavo

CT scans showing, left, a normal brain and, right, Ms. Schiavo's brain, giving evidence of extensive cortical regions filled with spinal fluid. The image on the right was made in 2002. The bright spot near the center is an intrathalmic stimulator placed in her brain in December 1990 in San Francisco, when her husband was seeking aggressive medical treatment.

• Read a transcript here supporting the retention of the feeding tube.

• See a movie here Compare her responses to that of the baby in the upper image.

• An explanation of the events seen in the movie is here.

• Two PDFs are here and here

• See the frog movie here.

Terri Schiavo Dies Of Embarrassment
PINELLAS PARK, FL—Terri Schiavo, the shy woman whose self-image issues put her in a 15-year coma, died of embarrassment Thursday, the eyes of the entire world fixed upon her. "Terri, who had been extremely reserved before her debilitation, found herself trapped at the center of an epic legal battle that became the focus of the nation," said Dr. Kyle Williamson, who treated Schiavo several years ago. "The involvement of President Bush, Congress, and numerous church officials further complicated what might have been a simple right-to-die case, and made Terri's weight issues and family difficulties public knowledge. She finally succumbed to the embarrassment last week, at age 41." Specifics of Schiavo's dying breath and photos of the woman in her self-conscious 20s have been appearing in newspapers worldwide since her death.