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I went there, and this is what I posted, pc:

**Terry already decided what she wanted, as determined by medical doctors and our legal system.**

This is not true. Terri has no living will or other legal document stating anything about what her wishes are. She most especially did not leave any legal document or will which stated she would rather be starved to death than live.

The court has allowed Michael Schiavo's hearsay testimony be the "clear and convincing evidence" used to terminate Terri's life. The judge in question has refused to take into account statements made by Terri to her friend, Diane Meyer, while Terri was a young teen (Diane Meyer, recalled watching a movie about Quinlan in the summer of 1982 after they graduated high school. "I remember one of the things she said is, "How did they know she would want this? How did they know she wouldn't want to go on?"' Meyer testified.)

There are bone scans/x-rays performed on the night she "collapsed" which clearly show, according to the radiologist, fractures all over her body; a doctor has testified that damaged vertabrae in her neck are consistent with injuries which would be received by strangulation.

There is a great amount of other evidence that "Judge" Greer has refused to read/see. He admitted, under oath to an Appellate Court, that he ignored numerous doctors' sworn opinions and summarily rejected additional evidence that unmistakably proved Michael Schiavo lied to the court at the original trial.

"Judge" Greer did not read 6 of 7 doctor's reports stating that Terri was not in a PVS state.

There is more information that can be found simply by searching the internet rather than relying on the pureed, inaccurate baby food being fed by the news and certain shows.

Have you seen the House Amicus Brief filed by Rep. Byrd (defending the constituionality of Terri's Law)? Posted here.

It's really quite elegant -- makes the case for constitutionality of the legislature's actions quite nicely. Two points I found interesting:

1) The power of the court to make life or death decisions in cases like this is NOT stautory. Rather, it was set out IN DICTA (lawyerspeak for "an aside in a court decision, which generally doesn't have the effect of law") in the Browning decision. (yes, that's the same Browning)

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2) Subsequent to the Browning decision, FL statues were revised to provide for the GUARDIAN to make life/death decisions. But in Terri's case, the decision HAS NOT BEEN MADE by the guardian -- instead, it has been made by JUDGE GREER, pursuant to the dicta in Browning. And this violates the express provisions of the current FL statutes..