Is Jeb About to Intervene!?!

AP via Miami Herald ^ | Posted on Wed, Oct. 15, 2003 | MITCH STACY

[oneday]

Posted on Wed, Oct. 15, 2003

Removal of brain-damaged woman's feeding tube to proceed MITCH STACY Associated Press

DOVER, Fla. - Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday he has ordered his legal team to try to find a way to intervene in the case of severely disabled woman who is scheduled to have the feeding tube keeping her alive removed.

Bush's comments came after a 20-minute meeting with the family of Terri Schiavo, who faces a 2 p.m. Wednesday deadline in the removal of the tube. Her husband, Michael Schiavo, has been granted permission to remove the tube in a six-year legal battle against her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler.

Bush said his attorneys are looking for legal alternatives to somehow block the removal of the tube, but did not know yet what they might be.

"We are going to seek whatever legal alternatives are available and seek the best minds to find another avenue to submit to the courts to see if there can be a change in this ruling," Bush said at an appearance in Dover dedicating new housing for migrant workers.

"I am not a doctor, I am not a lawyer, But I know that if a person can be able to sustain life without life support, that should be tried," the governor said, adding the "ultimate decision of this is in the courts."

Bob Schindler Jr., Terri Schiavo's brother, said the family was heartened by the governor's last-minute effort. The Schindlers have pleaded with Bush - who in previous legal findings have supported their efforts to obtain therapy for their daughter - to intervene.

"The family has not given up hope on Terri," Bob Schindler Jr. said following the meeting with Bush. "We have spoken to the governor, and he hasn't given up hope either."

Terri Schiavo, 39, is expected to die within two weeks after the tube's removal. She's been in a vegetative state since suffering a heart attack in 1990. Her parents believe she is capable of learning how to eat and drink on her own.

A state appeals court in Lakeland rejected motions by an attorney for the Schindlers and their legal remedies have been exhausted, their lawyer said Tuesday.

Michael Schiavo says he is carrying out his wife's wishes that she not be kept alive artificially. The parents say their daughter has shown signs of trying to communicate and could be rehabilitated.

"In our eyes, it's murder," Bob Schindler said Wednesday on CBS' "Early Show."

George Felos, attorney for Michael Schiavo, said that the Schindlers were "still in denial" over Terri Schiavo's wishes not to be kept alive.

Doctors have testified that the noises and facial expressions Terri Schiavo makes are reflexes and do not indicate that she has enough mental capabilities to communicate with others.

[Guenevere]

#311..Yes, I know, it was really directed at expatboy.

[Guenevere]

#312..Right to Life is a very 'up and up' organization.
They have been for years, and can account for their actions, words, funds, etc.
They lobby in Washington and often speak before Congress.

They are extremely legitimate and I would encourage you to join, if you're being tugged in that direction.

[Pegita]

I did a search for Jodi Centonze and was directed to www.terrisfight.org and found this:

"Michael Schiavo lives in a house with Jodi Centonze. He openly admits he has been engaged for over seven years, have recently given birth to a baby girl, and has announced plans to marry her when Terri no longer is alive."

Further, he was awarded a medical trust fund in 1993 of $750,000 from the insurance firm of Jerger and Centonze, no longer in business.

A business connection turned personal? If some enterprising FReeper would care to add, please do ...

[UnsinkableMollyBrown]

Will you stop with your "break the law" garbage. Governor bush has a responsibility to make sure the government in Fla. is operating correctly. It is not. How is it breaking the law to tell the Department of Family Services to carry out their assigned duties? p.s. they are not. How is it breaking the law to call an emergency session of congress to consider new legislation reclassifying the definition of "life support?"

So, just knock it off. You pretend that anyone has as much authority as a state governor. That is a lie. When is the last time you signed a bill into law.

[itsahoot]

So, just knock it off. You pretend that anyone has as much authority as a state governor. That is a lie. When is the last time you signed a bill into law.

Thanks Molly

[suzyq5558]

well im definitly going to have my wishes in writing. this husband needs a good a** kickin.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

"Effective communication" is now the bar we all must hit in order to be allowed to continue breathing?

Disgusting, satanic, damned.

[LadyPilgrim]

I read on one of the other threads, or maybe this one.
It is supposed to take 10 days for her to die.

Also, he is supposed to marry on the 11th day!?!? How sick and mean is that???

Are they giving her water?
I'm not sure I have understood.

How long does it take to die without water?
I thought without water it would be 3 or 4 days at the most.

[LadyPilgrim]

Did I ask the wrong questions?

[pollywog]

They said it would take up to two weeks for her to die. I bet they will keep her so drugged and will give her anything that they can give her LEGALLY to try and kill her fast.....yes, kill.!! You DIE on your own, you are KILLED when done diliberately!!
O'Rielly and Hannity are covering it on Fox, now. NEW PHOTOS too so TURN IT ON IF YOU CAN.

[pollywog]

They said it would take up to two weeks for her to die. I bet they will keep her so drugged and will give her anything that they can give her LEGALLY to try and kill her fast.....yes, kill.!! You DIE on your own, you are KILLED when done diliberately!!
O'Rielly and Hannity are covering it on Fox, now. NEW PHOTOS too so TURN IT ON IF YOU CAN.

[pollywog]

Bump and watch O'Rielly and HANNITY for update on case.

[pollywog]

Bump for Hannity and O'Reilly coverage!

[pollywog]

Watch O'Reilly and Hannity for fresh update tonight!!!!!!!

[pollywog]

Watch O'Reilly and Hannity for fresh update tonight!!!!!!!

[pollywog]

Watch O'Reilly and Hannity for fresh update tonight!!!!!!!

[LadyPilgrim]

I have it on. It's right next to this PC.

But John Kasik is on talking about the Peterson case and the dogs.

I heard them talking about Terri earlier.

Just mentioned it again. Thanks

How can her husband marry in 11 days if she isn't dead?

I guess it's wishful thinking on his part.

[Pegita]

No, LadyPilgrim, you asked all the right questions. I think most of us have just disappeared for a while, to gather some strength so we could come back again.

Terri is being denied food and water ... it is said she will live perhaps 7 to 10 or more days. I'm not sure whether she is sedated, but some of our FReepers have been attending the vigil, but as far as I know, none have fully reported back in yet.

Regarding Michael's marriage, I'll repost here what I've posted elsewhere:

According to Terri's website, Michael is engaged to Jodi Centonze; they have a daughter, and one on the way, I believe. Michael said he will marry her "when Terri is no longer alive." What I find interesting is that Michael was awarded a $750,000 medical trust for Terri's care ... the award was paid through the Jerger and Centonze insurance agency, now out of business. Some FReepers may want to research Jodi's name, for she's a Centonze. Perhaps there is a large insurance policy on Terri, as well as the medical trust.

The shock of this unfolding before our eyes is almost too much to comprehend ... may the Lord sustain dear Terri and her parents, and give strength to those who continue the fight. The Governor has not spoken, but I'm sure he has access to the best legal minds in the country ... may God grant them wisdom and victory.

[LadyPilgrim]

I have it on. It's right next to this PC.

But John Kasik is on talking about the Peterson case and the dogs.

I heard them talking about Terri earlier.

Just mentioned it again. Thanks

How can her husband marry in 11 days if she isn't dead?

I guess it's wishful thinking on his part.

[Pegita]

Please go to Terri's monster thread (Terri Schlinder Schiavo Calling All Freepers) and see post 2469 for Hospice update.