I’m glad the Associated Press is doing this story, but it would have been better ten days ago: “They say film doesn’t lie, but does that mean it tells the truth? The public sees fleeting videotaped images of Terri Schiavo, appearing to many to turn toward her mother’s voice and smile. They hear what sound like moans and laughter. They watch her head move up and down, seemingly following the progress of a brightly colored Mickey Mouse balloon. And often they ask: How could anyone conclude but that she is aware of her surroundings? The answer lies not so much within Schiavo’s brain as in the minds of those who observe her…”
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