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Doug Miller wrote:
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Indeed, Terri Shiavo was beyond brain-dead, much of the dead brain
tissue had been absorbed into her body. What was left of her higher
brain was severely atrophied. She was nearly anencephalic.

Conjecture, and probably false.

No, not conjecture, CAT-Scan imagery. "Probably false" is probably
a bald-faced lie.

When the autopsy results are released, then
we'll see.

One presumes she did not grow a new brain between the time the scan
was done and the autopsy. I suspect your surces will discount the
autopsy results, claiming they are part of conspiracy or some such.

Evidence so far indicates that she was not brain-dead:
unquestionably, she was able to breathe on her own, and her heart
beat,
without assistance of machinery. Brain-dead people can't do that.

False. Only the brain stem is required for breathing and heartbeat.
No higher brain functions are involved.

Anencephalic infants can have a heartbeat and breath reflex without
any external support. They don't HAVE a higher brain.

But are not Brain Dead. Brain Dead is a medical term denoting the absence
of ALL electrical activity in the brain. If you are breathing, you've got
electrical activity.