"A rose for Emily," a rose for Terri: the lifeless body as love object and the case of Theresa Marie Schindler Schiavo.
The precise circumstances of Theresa Schiavo's disability, the reasons advanced for preserving and ending her life and the covert personal agendas and unacknowledged political-economic forces that may have significantly affected the outcome were investigated and are presented.
Szasz
Thomas
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Department of Psychiatry, Upstate Medical University, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA. tszasz@aol.com
D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D005195:Family Relations; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000266:history*; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics* / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence