Felos said earlier that the woman was quietly dying after the tube was removed, that her heartbeat had become irregular and her kidneys were shutting down, and that it was "simply inhumane and barbaric to interrupt her death process."
I am willing to bet that this death process is continuing, and will be complete before we know it if there is no intervention.
September 5, 2003, 10:55 a.m.
Schiavo’s Date with Death
A Florida woman needs non-dehydration intervention.
By Wesley J. Smith
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-smith090503.asp
"...Dr. William Hammesfahr, a world-renowned expert in cases such as Terri's — and a Nobel Prize nominee — testified that Terri is not in a PVS. He also testified that he believes he could help her improve her circumstances through proper medical treatment. Ten other physicians have testified or given statements that Terri is not unconscious. Judge Greer instead chose to believe contrary testimony by a doctor who rarely sees Terri and another doctor, who makes an avocation of testifying in cases such as Terri's throughout the country, always on the side of dehydration.
Despite the clear financial and personal conflicts of interest, Judge Greer repeatedly sides with Michael and against Terri's father, mother, and siblings, who want to care for her for the rest of her life. This means that the man who might benefit financially from his wife's death and who has clear personal reasons for wanting Terri to die continues to have almost sole say over how she is treated and cared for — or denied care — on a daily basis...."
"...On August 26, reacting to the political heat, and no doubt genuinely concerned with Terri's plight, Bush wrote a letter to Judge Greer requesting that he postpone the dehydration and appoint a guardian ad litem to look into Terri's case. In this regard, it is worth noting that Terri once had a guardian ad litem who recommended against the requested dehydration. Perhaps this is why Judge Greer respectfully told Gov. Bush that he would put the governor's letter in the file with no action taken.
Bush's letter was a nice first step but was clearly insufficient. The time has come for the State of Florida to attempt to formally intervene in the case. Indeed, there are enough substantial questions about the propriety of what is transpiring in Terri's case, that Bush should take whatever legal action is necessary to make the state Terri's official guardian. [ The Governor is to SEE THAT THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA ARE FAITHFULLY EXECUTED. If no one can visit Terri or get news of her health without Michael's permission (so-called patient 'privacy' laws are complicit with this ongoing crime), than how can the Governor SEE anything? He needs to have a guard and a lawyer there protecting Terri's interests 24/7. Waiting 4 more days is unacceptable, and will most likely prove fatal to Terri. Is that the plan?? ]
Taking such action would prevent a husband with too many conflicts of interest from continuing to be in charge of Terri's care. It would permit an objective, professional guardian with no intimate ties to Terri to bring order to this emotionally devastating case and determine:...."
Apparently Terri's only one of many victims in this scheme. Sad.
No wonder Terri is so jealously kept....$$$$$
Pray for the Jeb's administrative skill...he's gonna need it to battle these turds in the judiciary, the attorneys, and the medical service providers. They're sharks. Vipers. Evil. Rich and despirate and mean and connected.
I also hope Ashcroft can devote some resources...they are afoul of Federal Law if the allegations are true. At least there's enough to initiate an investigation.
I'm not optimistic about justice. Seen too many of these types of cases quietly disappear. This is making me ill.
But I know these kinds of thieves:
I had a dentist all through my life who drilled and filled my teeth with aplomb...he said it was my bad eating and brushing habits.
As an adult, I visited after a seven year hiatus to have a filling examined. He told me that I had ten cavities that had to be attended to...thousands of dollars of work. He made an appointment for me. I got suspicious , got a second opinion (no cavities) , and made a trip to Boston to report him to the Licensing Board and submit to official examination.
He got away with a censure...his assistant had signed the diagnostic....a violation of state law....but he could not be held accountable for the plot.
When I told my mum about this, she told me she stopped going to see him years earlier 'cause he groped her.
I also found out later that his assistant...the former wife of a new friend...had divorced my bud to marry the good doc, and that she described to being part of a regular enterprise of filling good teeth.
The good doc practiced several more years and retired to Florida. He's got a big boat. Big house. No conscience.