But honestly, you don't think his
having a girlfriend could influence how he felt?
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I don't have a problem with him finding another... I
was just trying to point out what the parents are probably thinking when
the husband is the one that gets to choose and chooses to kill
her...
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Its been 13 years
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2003 10:53 AM Subject: Re: [Sndbox] Feeding Tube
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Ok
he has a girlfreind? That sheds a whole new light on it....gives the parents
more credibility if you ask
me..... /color>/fontfamily> "Bob Schindler
said this of Michael Schiavo, his daughter's husband: "He's going to live
with this a lot longer than we will. That's his conscience, and his
girlfriend's conscience"
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PINELLAS PARK,
Florida (CNN) --/smaller>/fontfamily> The
feeding tube was removed Wednesday from a woman who has been in a coma-like
state since 1990, beginning a process that could take up to two weeks to
bring about her death.
But the parents of Terri Schiavo, 39,
remained optimistic that Gov. Jeb Bush still could intervene and order the
feeding tube re-inserted.
The parents, Mary and Bob Schindler, have
been in a long fight to keep their daughter alive. They have been opposed by
Schiavo's husband and legal guardian, Michael Schiavo, who has said his wife
would never have wanted to remain alive in such a state.
"I just
haven't given up hope yet," Mary Schindler told reporters outside the
hospice where her daughter has been living.
Bob Schindler said this
of Michael Schiavo, his daughter's husband: "He's going to live with this a
lot longer than we will. That's his conscience, and his girlfriend's
conscience."
The feeding tube was to be removed at 2 p.m., and an
attorney for Michael Schiavo confirmed its removal.
Randall Terry,
president for the Society for Truth and Justice, has acted as a family
spokesman. Terry is co-founder of the anti-abortion group Operation
Rescue.
"It's an outrage," Terry said. "She's being starved to death.
We would not treat an animal like this and we're hoping that Gov. Bush
intervenes."
The two parents met Wednesday with Bush in a final push
to get the governor to intervene. Bob Schindler said the meeting was
positive and that Bush said he would have "his staff explore every, every
possibility."
"We felt a lot better when we left the interview with
him," Bob Schindler said. "He is a fine, fine man and he has high integrity
and I have confidence in him."
Terry said the key question they put
to the governor was: "Does the chief executive officer of this state have
the authority under the constitution to intervene if he believes that an
innocent person is being killed, even if it is happening under the color of
law?"
Terri Schiavo has been in what the courts call a persistent
vegetative state since collapsing at her home from heart failure in 1990.
The heart failure temporarily cut off oxygen to her brain and caused massive
brain damage.
Michael Schiavo asked to have the feedings of his wife
discontinued, claiming she had made clear in the past she did not want to
live on life support.
According to her parents' Web site,
www.terrisfight.org, Terri Schiavo left no will or other written
instructions.
Terry Schiavo can open her eyes. Her parents say she
can laugh, cry and make noises. But people in such a state occasionally
grimace, cry or laugh, according to the National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke.
The feeding tube was removed one time
previously for 60 hours before it was reinserted under court order. The
father said he hoped that would happen again, but added, "The longer this
goes, the more concerned I'll be."
Outside the hospice, dozens of
people held signs, sang hymns and chanted slogans such as "Who will be
next?" and "It could be your daughter." One sign read, "Let her live!"
Another said, "Stay Terri's Execution."
Doctors and medical experts
testified in previous court proceedings it may take up to two weeks for
Terri Schiavo to die once the tube is removed.
On Tuesday, the 2nd
Florida District Court of Appeal in Lakeland refused to block a probate
judge's order to remove the feeding tube. Florida's Supreme Court has twice
refused to hear the case. The U.S. Supreme Court also declined to hear it in
2001.
Michael Schiavo has collected more than $1 million from
settlements and court awards, money the Schindlers claim should have been
used for rehabilitative care.
Michael Schiavo says the Schindlers'
comments stem from anger because they didn't receive any money from the
malpractice suit.
He said 18 doctors had examined his wife over the
past 13 years, and she has been to several hospitals. She even had a brain
stimulator placed in her head but showed no progress, he said.
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