Well, I wonder if there's room for the administration to step in and keep the feeding tube. If there is, I'm sure they'll try it.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:07 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Supreme Court refuses to hear Shiavo case > > Finally some sense has happened in this case > > From CNN > > http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/24/scotus.schiavo/index.html > > > Supreme Court refuses to hear Schiavo appeal > Other appeals pending in case of brain-damaged woman > > From Bill Mears > CNN Washington Bureau > > WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the > husband of a brain-damaged woman on Monday by refusing to > intervene in > a Florida appeal to keep her alive with a feeding tube. > > The refusal to intervene, without comment, gives brain-damaged Theresa > "Terri" Schiavo's husband, Michael, the right to remove the tube, > although other legal appeals are pending. > > Terri Schiavo's parents want a feeding tube to remain hooked to their > daughter. In a persistent vegetative state, Terri Schiavo, 41, is able > to breathe on her own, but is unable to swallow and depends on a > feeding tube to remain alive. > > After 10 years, her husband says she is not improving and would not > have wanted to be kept alive in such a condition. > > The appeal asked the court to rule on the constitutionality of the > so-called "Terri's Law," passed by Florida lawmakers in October 2003. > That law gave Gov. Jeb Bush the power to restore a feeding tube that > has kept Terri Schiavo alive since 1990. > > When Bush ordered the tube reinserted, Florida's highest court ruled > the law unconstitutional, saying it wrongly vested such power in the > executive branch. The court said such decisions should be decided in > the judiciary. > > The case has sparked nationwide debate over who has control over the > care and, ultimately, life and death decisions involving patients who > cannot make such decisions for themselves. > > In February 1990, Terri Schiavo's heart stopped beating after she > collapsed from a chemical imbalance caused by an eating disorder. > She > did not have a written directive before her collapse. Ten years later, > her husband asked a court to have her feeding tube removed, arguing > she had shown no improvement. A judge ruled Terri Schiavo would not > have wanted to be kept alive artificially. > > Her parents, Bob and May Schindler, appealed, saying their daughter > never had expressed such opinions. They are seeking a new trial, > arguing she has been denied her due process rights. > > The parents have appealed the case to a Pinellas County judge and to > a > Florida District court asking for intervention. > > Speaking in Washington after the court ruled, Bob Schindler called the > ruling "pathetic" and "judicial homicide." He contends that, despite > the diagnosis of some doctors, his daughter is "awake and alert." > > Terri Schiavo's feeding tube has been removed on two occasions, but > was later reinserted after emergency legal appeals were filed. She > remains hooked to a feeding tube while legal issues make their way > through the courts. The refusal by the Supreme Court to intervene will > not end the legal appeals. > > Doctors hired by opposing sides disagree over whether Terri Schiavo's > condition can improve. There also is disagreement over the extent, if > any, she is able to communicate and comprehend her surroundings. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144283 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
