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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材81TerriIsNotaVegetable TerriSchiavocollapsedinherhomein1990,sufferingfromheartfailurethatrenderedherseverelybrain-damaged.MichaelSchiavosaidhiswifesufferedfrombulimiathatresultedinapotassiumdeficiency,triggeringtheheartfailure.Michaelfiledamedical-malpr
2、acticesuitonherbehalf.Inhistestimonyforthatlawsuit,Michaelreaffirmedhisdevotiontohisnow-disabledwife:"IbelieveinthevowsItookwithmywife:throughsicknessandhealth,forricherorpoorer.ImarriedmywifebecauseIloveherandIwanttospendtherestofmylifewithher."ThesympatheticjuryawardedMi
3、chael$640,000forlossofconsortium;Terrywasawardednearly$800,000tobeusedforherrehabilitationandlifetimecare.BecauseheisTerri'shusband,Michaelhastheauthoritytoadministerthisfundandtomakemedicaldecisionsregardinghercare. LessthanayearafterthemoneywasinthebankMichaelapparently
4、sufferedalittlecognitivedeficiencyhimself,becauseheseemedtoforgetallabouthispromisestohiswifeandtothejury.Theplansforrehabilitativetherapythathepresentedtothejuryweresquelched.HerepeatedlydeniedtreatmentforinfectionsthatTerrisuffered.Hebegantodateotherwomen,andcurrentlyliv
5、eswithawomanwhohadachildbyhim.TheyareexpectinganotherandplantomarrywhenTerridies. Terri'sparents,BobandMarySchindler,objectedtowhattheyperceivedasMichael'sneglectofTerri'sneeds,soin1993theyfiledapetitiontohavehimremovedasTerri'sguardian.Thusbeganoneoftheugliestfamilyfeuds
6、ofalltime.MichaeldemandsthatTerrinotbefedorgivenwater,claimingthatshetoldhimbeforeshebecamedisabledthatshewouldratherdiethanbedependentontubes.HedeclaresthatTerrihasnosignificantmentalfunction,soitisuptohimasherlovinghusbandtoensurethatherdesiretodiebefulfilled.Terri'spare
7、ntssaythattheyhaveknownheralotlongerthanMichaelhas,andtheyneverheardhersayanysuchthing.Furthermore,theyclaimthatTerriisnotavegetable,andthatsherespondstotheirattentioninameaningfulway.TheywantTerritolive,andtheywanthertobeprovidedtherehabilitativecarethatwassupposedtohaveb
8、eenfundedbythemalpracticeaward.Theyarguethattheirdaughter'srightshavebeenviolatedandthats
