[Ohioan from Florida]

BTW, I also forgot to mention that they care very little about whether Terri receives treatment for infections. Michael has been denying her antibiotics as early as 1993 (oh, yes, just after the malpractice money was awarded - this is a fact he has admitted under oath).

Terri was moved from hospice care to the hospital for treatment of pneumonia and was sent a packing before they ever had dismissed her (this was in late August, 2003). Michael had her removed from the hospital, because in his words, this was extraordinary care when she would die anyway. Well, God pulled one out for her, because Terri survived the pneumonia and sepsis that developed. To use another freepers words, Terri had the red carpet rolled out for her if she wanted to die. But she fought that off, too. Terri has a strong will to live, because she keeps pulling through one thing after another. It must not be that bad for her. Since you're not in her shoes, how do you know that she is miserable? Maybe she found out that life is still worth living, EVEN IN HER CURRENT CONDITION! And who are we to take that away from her or anyone else?!

[george wythe]

STATEMENT OF BISHOP ROBERT N. LYNCH CONCERNING THE TERRI SCHIAVO CASE

Some in Terri’s family believe that her condition calls for the removal of her feeding tube and others do not. Even physicians, who have evaluated Terri’s condition, with varying degrees of access for clinical analysis, disagree on her condition. In Florida, when families cannot agree, trial judges are permitted to act as proxies and make decisions about life-prolonging procedures. In so doing, we ask our judges to make decisions that they might not make for themselves or their loved ones, but ones that clear and convincing evidence shows the individual would make for herself or himself.