Will 'Terri's Bill'save her life now

Worldnet Daily ^ | October 19, 2003

[WackySam]

Will Terri Schindler-Schiavo, the brain-disabled woman who is being starved to death under a court order initiated by her husband, get a reprieve from Florida lawmakers?

Terri responding to her mother in video clip available on terrisfight.org

Florida's Speaker of the House, Johnnie Byrd, is expected to introduce ''Terri's Bill'' during a special session of the state legislature being held tomorrow in Tallahassee.

The legislation would put an immediate moratorium on all dehydration and starvation deaths currently pending in Florida, according to a press release posted on the Schindler family's website, and confirmed for WorldNetDaily by the family's spokeswoman, Pamela Hennessy.

By Florida law, two thirds majority vote are required to have a topic entered.

Thirteen years ago Terri Schiavo suffered brain damage from a sudden, mysterious collapse. As a result, she has been dependent on a feeding tube ever since. Her other bodily functions are stable, she responds to voices, and is capable of smiling, laughing and crying.

However, her husband, Michael Schiavo, has denied Terri any rehabilitation treatment since 1993, and last Wednesday, after a bitter and protracted court fight, her feeding tube was disconnected at the demand of her husband, subjecting her to starvation and dehydration that is expected to result in a painful death in approximately 10 to 14 days.

Volunteers with the Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation are urging all concerned Floridians to contact their senators and State House members and encourage them to support ''Terri's Bill."

[MHGinTN]

His previous abuse of her prior to her collapse will also be cremated, along with the case for his abusive neglect of her welfare while acting as the Greer appointed guardian for the woman he's beed defrauding all these years.

[utahagen]

I'm sending him a thank you tomorrow. Whatever happens, he has really tried to save Terri. (I think some of the venemous posts against Jeb Bush have been bizarre and counterproductive.)

[MHGinTN]

Actually, there was not real investigation into the circumstances of her collapse, when she collapsed. The bone scan detailing her bone fractures occurred more than a year after her collapse.

[WackySam]

The question now is .. is it possible to get two thirds majority?

I can't imagine that a full third would reject this, It would be political suicide.

and how long would it take to pass this bill?

I have no idea how long it would take to actually pass, hopefully tomorrow. Makes me angry that this wasn't tried prior to the feeding tube removal. All we can do is crash their email servers and pray.

[katnip]

Can this go in Breaking news now that it has been officially published

here

[Sunshine55]

Sign this petition NOW!

[varina davis]

BTT

[MarMema]

Crash their mail servers and overload their phone lines if possible...

[MarMema]

phone numbers to overload here

[katnip]

Hah! Never mind. You did and I didn't see it. Thanks.

[deport]

You realize that this special session has been scheduled since Oct. 9, not something just scheduled/called today.

[cyn]

Jeb doesn't rock so good in my book.

He had every opportunity to have acted before this -- and did not.

Besides, this bill does not take care of the REAL problem -- which is that Terri still has Michael as her guardian. THAT is what the problem has been, and continues to be.

Michael continues to have control of what is done to her even after her death -- to the point of being able to cremate her (against her family's wishes) and take her ashes out of state (ditto).

Terri's condition is critical now (expected life span without water is 3 - 5 days, you do the math).

Jeb didn't have the cajones to do something before now -- despite those affidavits, dr. reports, and outpouring of public sentiment.

The only thing he'll get from me is a pair of ping pong balls.

[supercat]

He stands to get several hundred thousand dollars when she dies.

More to the point, since Judge Greer allowed Felos to fire Terri's guardian ad litem, nobody's been guarding her trust fund. If her guardianship goes to anyone else, that would necessitate an audit. Anyone thing the handling of the fund would pass muster?

[cyn]

I'll point out again that cremation does away with any evidence of abuse -- there is every reason for custody to have been given over to her family.

My thoughts and prayers are with Terri's family. They are truly extraordinary people -- may God continue to be with them now.

[MarMema]

No I did not. I am a total dimwit in matters like these.
Thanks for telling me that.

[AFPhys]

I don't understand why her husband doesn't divorce her and leave her and her family alone.

He is probably concerned that he won't be able to keep the lawsuit money in that case.

[hobson]

You can't be serious. Really? I cannot imagine why an insurance company would pay that claim.

[AAABEST]

Florida forum thread with some local political contact information.

[honeygrl]

ping!

[MarMema]

All true. My biggest beef has been the cruelty of this kind of enforced killing, so this really means a lot to me.

I actually emailed my senator a month ago and asked her if we could do this very thing, well not immediate or urgent, but to rule that dehydration deaths were illegal. She said it would never go. Wesley said to me, somewhat tongue in cheek I think, "good luck". So this is a hugely exciting proposal, all the other negatives considered.

And it is better than nothing.