Original sentence: He also drew fire for announcing his belief that Terri Schiavo was not in a persistent vegetative state, having examined only videotapes provided by her parents; Frist is not a neurologist
Edited sentence: Frist also stated his belief that Terri Schiavo was not in a persistent vegetative state based on videotaped evidence.Since Frist is not a neurologist, and never examined Schiavo himself this was considered ethically suspect