Schiavo Autopsy Set for Next Week

NPR | By Jon Hamilton

Published April 1, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Terri Schiavo's husband Michael confirms plans to have doctors examine her brain at an autopsy next week. He hopes the procedure will show the full extent of her brain damage. But it will not answer philosophical questions her case has raised.

Jon Hamilton

Jon Hamilton is a correspondent for NPR's Science Desk. Currently he focuses on neuroscience and health risks.

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