And Senate Pres. Jim King will propose the measure.
That is like the Grinch carving the roast beast.
Legislature May Act To Save Terri Schiavo
As Senate President Jim King Steps In, Vigil For Schiavo Continues
POSTED: 6:44 p.m. EDT October 20, 2003
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Senate President Jim King said Monday he would propose legislation that could save the life of a severely brain-damaged woman whose feeding tube was removed last week by her husband's order.
King, R-Jacksonville, said the measure would give Gov. Jeb Bush the authority to order that the feeding tube be reinserted to keep Terri Schiavo (pictured, left) alive.
The tube was removed Wednesday following a decade-long court battle between Schiavo's parents and their son-in-law, who said that he is carrying out her wishes not to be kept alive artificially.
"If we are to err -- because time is of the essence -- for goodness sake, let us err on the side of caution," King said.
King said lawmakers likely would take up the Schiavo issue this week during a scheduled special session regarding economic development issues, but he didn't know when.
Meanwhile, Schiavo supporters are praying outside the state Capitol, asking for intervention from state leaders.
Vigil leaders insist Gov. Jeb Bush has the legal means to step in and save Schiavo, but has refused to do so. They are planning to move their vigil to the front gates of the governor's mansion Monday evening.
Schiavo has been in what doctors call a vegetative state since her heart stopped in 1990 from a suspected potassium imbalance.
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