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."

[First_Salute]

Bump.

[WackySam]

Please use these links to email All of the Florida Legislators

Click here to email all Florida State House Reps A thru C

Click here to email all Florida State House Reps D thru H

Click here to email all Florida State House Reps J thru N

Click here to email all Florida State House Reps P thru Z

Click here to email all Florida Senators

[First_Salute]

Bump.

[cyn]

Thanks, Sam.

Here is another helpful list -- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1004141/posts # 12

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

*ping*

[listera]

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

[First_Salute]

Bump.

[First_Salute]

There is some wonderin' about his contribution to her "suddenly" being unconcious at their home, at the beginning of all this ...

[cyn]

also from the above thread is this imp post by MarMema --

please find any church online that is in Florida, and especially of your denomination, and call them. If everyone just called ONE church and asked....ask them to call and call and get their other church members, friends, family to call. Fight the culture of death!!

Here Is the page with the phone numbers of their reps, by county and district. You could print it out to have it handy in case they need to know who to call.

The special session is at 1:45 pm Florida time, please stop and pray right then if you can!

This could not only save Terri from more suffering and death, but it would be, imo, a huge prolife victory as well.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

1 posted on 10/19/2003 7:44 PM PDT by MarMema

[MarMema]

Here too..

[cyn]

a sign at the vigil that expressed that common sentiment the *kindest* was "Michael -- go enjoy your new family. Leave Terri to hers."

[Mo1]

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

The question now is .. is it possible to get two thirds majority? and how long would it take to pass this bill?

[Agnes Heep]

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

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

[Squantos]

BTTT...........!

[Graymatter]

Tampa Bay Online has a link on its main page http://news.tbo.com/ to a number of articles on Terri, including "Schiavo Case Could Cause Change In Law." There's also realplayer video. Link is on right side of main page under "Multimedia Reports"

[MHGinTN]

It might be more to the point to ask, Will Terri's Bill Save Jeb's Image?... It is not likely it will save Terri Schiavo since her execution is already underway and the governor has proven he doesn't have the will to save her.

[MarMema]

I have to say this using my kids lingo -

JEB ROCKS!!

If he pulls this off I want us all to send him flowers, candy something...

[bonfire]

Yes, we need to do something for him. Ping me if you come up with a BRILLIANT idea!!

I don't know if I can even sleep tonight!

[yonif]

Was there a police investigation into the collapse? What did they find?