Could Terri Schiavo Communicate?

And three states have enacted laws since Schiavo's death that allow the terminally ill to end their lives — laws for which Terri would not have qualified since she herself was not competent or able to communicate in any way.

How much did it cost to keep Terri Schiavo alive?

Schiavo resides at a nonprofit hospice that has assumed part of the cost of her care. Medicaid pays for the rest. According to this AP story, keeping her alive costs about $80,000 per year, and at least $350,000 of the malpractice settlement awarded to Schiavo and her husband in 1992 has been spent on her care.

What really happened to Terri Schiavo?

On February 25, 1990, at age 26, Schiavo went into cardiac arrest at her home in St. Petersburg, Florida. She was successfully resuscitated, but had massive brain damage due to lack of oxygen to her brain and was left comatose.