] The life and death of Terri Schiavo - intensely public,
] highly polarizing and played out around the clock on the
] Internet and television- has become a touchstone in
] American culture. Rarely have the forces of politics,
] religion and medicine collided so spectacularly, and with
] such potential for lasting effect.

After such a long, hard-won battle for right-to-die, this case may set us back a few ... decades.