In a widely-distributed family video from 2001, Terri Schiavo appears to respond to her mother. Dr. Russell Portenoy explains the nature of a persistent vegetative state and other medical and ethical issues surrounding the Schiavo case.
Whip Lash
Steny Hoyer, Minority Whip in the U.S. Congress (D-MD 5), on the Democratic agenda in the House of Representatives
» Democratic Whip's Office
» Democratic Whip's Office
State of Mind
Russell Portenoy, MD, neurologist and the Chair of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center, on the medical and legal issues issues underlying the Terri Schiavo case
» Dr. Russell Portenoy
» Dr. Russell Portenoy
Fields of Dreams
-on her bid for the Democratic nomination for Mayor
» Borough President's Office
The House That Mike Built
Emily Youssof, President of The New York City Housing Development Corporation,
-on housing as an issue in the election year and the mayor's policies thus far
» New York City Housing Development Corporation
-on housing as an issue in the election year and the mayor's policies thus far
» New York City Housing Development Corporation
Living and Dying
Today's show touched on the Terri Schiavo case in two segments. The phones were lit up for the whole first hour with listeners wanting to put in their two cents and the email inbox filled up.