title: "A rose for Emily," a rose for Terri: the lifeless body as love object and the case of Theresa Marie Schindler Schiavo.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Upstate Medical University, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA. tszasz@aol.com
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Szasz
mesh_terms: 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