Posted on 11/05/2003 6:19:07 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
A judge on Tuesday denied a bid by the parents of a severely brain-damaged woman to intervene in the legal battle over a hastily passed state law that empowered Gov. Jeb Bush to keep her alive. Terri Schiavo's husband is challenging the law that allowed Bush to order her feeding tube reinserted six days after the husband had it removed. American Center for Law & Justice, founded by religious broadcaster Pat Robertson, sought to intervene on behalf of Mrs. Schiavo's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, who want the feeding continued. Circuit Judge W. Douglas Baird rejected the motion but allowed the conservative law firm to file a friend-of-the-court brief. The firm issued a release calling the decision "unfortunate." Michael Schiavo has been battling in court for years to carry out what he says is his wife's wish not to be kept alive artificially. The Schindlers have said their daughter expressed no such wishes and is not in a permanent vegetative state, as a probate judge has declared. They say she is responsive and could improve with therapy. Mrs. Schiavo suffered severe brain damage in 1990 when her heart temporarily stopped because of a chemical imbalance. Some doctors have said she has no hope for recovery from what they call a vegetative state. George Felos, attorney for Schiavo, called Baird's decision "sensible" and said the woman's parents had no legal place in a constitutional argument. Schiavo's lawyers contend "Terri's Law" violates the state Constitution by infringing on Mrs. Schiavo's right to privacy and the Constitution's provisions for separation of powers. A hearing on the guardianship of Mrs. Schiavo is set for Wednesday afternoon before Circuit Judge George Greer.
There are many issues here, including her husbands frantic efforts to kill her but refusal to divorce her. Reminds me of husbands who murder their wives rather than divorce them.
Seems to me the husband has been taken over by his obsession to get rid of his wife in a merciless killing. The Schindlers love their daughter and are only and not to have her starved to death.
It would seem the husband's of his own.
And many of us here are obsessed that Terri not be treated worse than any animal. You can't starve animals to death in this country, but you can starve people. Some people even get feeding tubes for their pets, but I'll wager that a lot of these same people would want to yank Terri's feeding tube because she is a waste of time and money and is a worthless piece of human garbage because she can't contribute anything to society like lap dancing.
I can't believe the callousness of the "you must die" crowd.
Thank God! Now it's Michael's turn to go! BTW what happened with the Schiavo's and LKL? Anyone?
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