Flurry of activity to help save Terri

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | October 20, 2003 | WND

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STARVATION DAY 6 Flurry of activity to help save Terri Disabilities group seeks abuse probe, lawmakers consider bill but don't act

Posted: October 20, 2003 5:00 p.m. Eastern

© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

Supporters of Robert and Mary Schindler's efforts to keep their daughter Terri Schindler-Schiavo alive are maintaining a frantic pace six days after the brain-disabled woman's feeding tube was removed by a judge's order.

The Tallahasse-based Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities has filed for an injunction to keep her alive in order to have time to investigate whether removal of her life-sustaining feeding tube was an act of abuse by her husband, Michael Schiavo, the Associated Press reported.

Schiavo -- who lives with another woman with whom he has a child and another on the way -- cut off all access to Terri's therapy and claims he only is fulfilling wishes expressed before she suffered a sudden collapse in 1990 under mysterious circumstances.

The Schindlers, who maintain a website on their daughter's case, say they have evidence Terri was physically attacked.

U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday announced he will issue a decision on the Tallahassee group's request by the end of the day.

Gordon Scott, an attorney for the advocacy group, asked for a 10-day injunction to provide time for an investigation after he had conversations with the Schindlers and a neurologist. Scott said he is not convinced Terri is in a "persistent vegetative state" as claimed by Michael Schiavo and his advocates.

Pinellas County Circuit Judge George W. Greer agreed to that assessment, however, and ordered the feeding tube removed Oct. 15.

Scott also believes, contrary to Michael Schiavo's claims, Terri is feeling pain from the starvation and dehydration.

George Felos, Michael Schiavo's attorney, contended Merryday has no jurisdiction in the case.

The Schindler family said Terri appears to be in stable condition at the Pinellas Park, Fla., hospice where she resides.

"She seems to be alert,'' said her brother, Bob Schindler Jr., according to the Associated Press. "But every day that goes by, we're getting into a crucial time for her. She's got an incredible will to live."

Florida House of Representatives Speaker Johnnie Byrd, R-Plant City, said lawmakers were trying to put together a moratorium "on the removal of nutrition and hydration from those who do not have a written directive and where there's a contest among the family about how to deal with this."

However, no action was taken by the end of today's session.

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Jeb Bush 'fails' Terri

Abuse report filed for Terri Schiavo

Desperate parents plead to Jeb Bush

Lawyers: Bush can step in for Terri

Starvation begins for Terri Schiavo

Husband protests video showing alert Terri

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No intervention for Schiavo

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[agrace]

Hurry Jeb, hurry.

[MarMema]

WHOO-HOOOO!!!!

[trussell]

I am in tears. PTL!!! Did they say it would be acted on tomorrow?? I didn't understand that last part.

[MarMema]

I got every name and took all the notes I could about what they said.

[Pegita]

Heavenly Father, we return to give You THANKS ~ PLEASE KEEP TERRI SAFE THROUGH THE NIGHT ...

[MarMema]

I cried off and on through the whole thing...

[MarMema]

GLORY TO GOD!!

[agrace]

I just yelled YES!!!! and no doubt thwarted my husband's efforts to get our 10-month-old to sleep. :)

Goes to the senate tomorrow? Guess Jeb can't act til it passes there. Hang on Terri!!!

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I don't know. I am lost too

[trussell]

I am such a doofus. I have to admit, I don't always remember how all this stuff works.

[MarMema]

First thing in the morning. Lord, there were some moving speakers there tonight. That was incredible.

[EternalVigilance]

Every single rep that voted nay should be driven from office in disgrace.

And leadership should be excoriated for putting the Senate vote off til tomorrow.

What do they thinkk they're debating, arcane tax provisions??

Makes me so angry I could do something I'd regret...

[agrace]

I am assuming that it must additionally go through the senate before Jeb can act. Hang on, Terri.

[MarMema]

We need to get Floridians to get RID of that woman, Booker, or whatever.

Did you see how angry she was about the thousands of emails, she kept mentioning it? Who does she think she represents? Witch.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Yes the senate. DO we want to start e-mailing now? Where is that perosn who had the entire list in one e-mail message?

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Yes the senate. DO we want to start e-mailing now? Where is that perosn who had the entire list in one e-mail message?

[MarMema]

68 yes

28 no

[trussell]

Me too. I am still crying. I am praying very hard that Terri can hold on til it passes the senate.

Hope someone is protecting Terri now!! Standing watch over her and protecting her from MS.

Lord, we continue to give her over to you. Watch over her and protect her through the night. Give her strength. Feed her and quench her thirst with your body and blood. We ask this in Jesus name. AMEN

[MarMema]

And those two idiots who kept talking about a man and wife being cleaved....give me a break!

[MarMema]

I cried and yelled and my kids think I have gone round the bend...