I can't say why they've turned to the religious right for support, but I believe that they are hopeful, maybe beyond reason, that their darling daughter will one day come back to them as a whole, happy, and healthy being.

That is my guess as to what motivates them. In some ways I cannot fault them their belief; acceptance of death is rarely easy and when you see your girl moving and acting alive it must be hard to accept that what is animating her is brainstem reflex and not cognitive thought.

I have only sympathy for the husband, the family, and Terri.