New Guardian Urged for Terri Schiavo, More Evaluation of Her Condition Needed

LifeNews.com ^ | December 2, 2003 | Steven Ertelt

[jwalsh07]

Terri's guardian should be her parents, not Jay Wolfson. The husband has possible conflicts of interest. They had no children, next in line for guardianship should be her parents. The only reason they are not is because they are opposed to killing her.

[FR_addict]

Thanks for the post on Jason Childress. Evidently, there are many cases similar to Terri's out there.

[msmagoo]

"Those who want Terri to die sure are afraid of being asked questions. As to why Judge Baird is blocking questions -- could there be payoffs or blackmail involved? It all leaves the impression of a desperate cover-up."

I think something is mighty fishy about these hospice connections. If there is no money being made (by judges) through hospice or health care investments, which is clearly a conflict of interest, there might be at the very least, through their former positions on hospice boards, and associates serving on hospice boards, a pre-disposition to favor killing a disabled person when the law clearly states that it is better to err on the side of life.

Lack of clear evidence that Terri ever wished to die if she became disabled, and the retroactively applied law change making feeding tubes "artificial life support" add to the ICK factor in the rulings handed down from the Pinellas County Circus Court.

[linksduster]

this issue has been thoroughly investigated:

one of the Florida court of appeals opinions notes:

the Schindlers have not seriously contested the fact that Mrs. Schiavo's brain has suffered major, permanent damage. In the initial adversary proceeding, a board- certified neurologist who had reviewed a CAT scan of Mrs. Schiavo's brain and an EEG testified that most, if not all, of Mrs. Schiavo's cerebral cortex-the portion of her brain that allows for human cognition and memory-is either totally destroyed or damaged beyond repair. Her condition is legally a "terminal condition." § 765.101(17), Fla. Stat. (2000). Although it is conceivable that extraordinary treatment might improve some of the motor functions of her brain stem or cerebellum, the Schindlers have presented no medical evidence suggesting that any new treatment could restore to Mrs. Schiavo a level of function within the cerebral cortex that would allow her to understand her perceptions of sight and sound or to communicate or respond cognitively to those perceptions

in an earlier opinion the florida court of appeals noted:

On remand, this court anticipated but did not require that Dr. Webber, who had claimed in his affidavit that he might be able to restore Mrs. Schiavo's speech and some of her cognitive functioning, would testify for the parents and provide scientific support for his claim. However, Dr. Webber, who was so critical in this court's decision to remand the case, made no further appearance in these proceedings.


[23] Instead, the parents provided testimony from Dr. William Maxfield, a board-certified physician in radiology and nuclear medicine, and Dr. William Hammesfahr, a board-certified neurologist. Michael Schiavo, Mrs. Schiavo's husband and guardian, selected Dr. Ronald Cranford and Dr. Melvin Greer, both board-certified neurologists, to testify. The fifth physician, selected by the guardianship court when the parties could not agree, was Dr. Peter Bambakidis, a board-certified neurologist practicing in the Department of Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a clinical professor of neurology at Case Western Reserve University. His credentials fulfilled the requirements of our prior opinion.


[24] Through the assistance of Mrs. Schiavo's treating physician, Dr. Victor Gambone, the physicians obtained current medical information about Theresa Schiavo including high-quality brain scans. Each physician reviewed her medical records and personally conducted a neurological examination of Mrs. Schiavo. Lengthy videotapes of some of the medical examinations were created and introduced into evidence. Thus, the quality of the evidence presented to the guardianship court was very high, and each side had ample opportunity to present detailed medical evidence, all of which was subjected to thorough cross- examination. It is likely that no guardianship court has ever received as much high-quality medical evidence in such a proceeding.

How are people going to repair the wrong they have done to Terri by refusing to accept the facts and refusing to let her pass

[FatherOfLiberty]

Welcome to Free Republic!

linksduster - Since 2003-12-02

So, which banned KillTerri Troll are you remorphing as? Perhaps legerdemain? Deep_6?

[msmagoo]

Medical Expert Suspected of Bias in Case of Disabled Woman in Danger of Death by Starvation

Read all about the links between George Felos, Gust and Peter Bambakidis and tell me why there is no reason to suspect collusion.

[tutstar]

bttt

[MontanaBeth]

Michael? Is that you?

[Ohioan from Florida]

How are people going to repair the wrong they have done to Terri by refusing to accept the facts and refusing to let her pass

Priceless! The wrong they have done to Terri! LOL! Refusing to accept the facts! SMS! Refusing to let her pass! ROTFLMAO!

[msmagoo]

I hear the same creepy voice that said "they stole Terri from her deathbed", do you?

[msmagoo]

Felos was infuriated when Terri's feeding tube was replaced. He angrily denounced the move, saying bizarrely that Terri's "deathbed experience was unlawfully stopped."

Michael Schiavo's attorney, George Felos, also appeared on NBC's Today show on Wednesday. He said Terri was "abducted from her deathbed" and that her personal rights and dignity are being trampled on.

[Ohioan from Florida]

Yes, the same creepy voice! Ugh!

[atruelady]

You are ridiculous. ANY evaluation of Terri was not done OF HER, only her medical records which were routinely sanitized by Schiavo and people helping him to present a distorted view of her true condition. EVERYONE WHO HAS TESTIFIED FOR HINO NEVER SAW TERRI HERSELF. THAT IS A DOCUMENTED FACT.

You lengthy posting doesn't mean jack.

[atruelady]

Yes. He is a remorphed banned poster for sure.

[atruelady]

I think it is Felos.

[PeyersPatches]

Thanks for the ping and Thank God for watching out for Terri!

[PeyersPatches]

Boy, will that upset the "all Terri, all the time" crowd here at FR.

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That was uncalled for. She doesn't deserve that flippant attitude and it was beneath you to type it.

[fiesti]

ping. Wolfson wants Michael Schiavo OUT OF THE PROCESS...

We all want this but I just want to mention I have not heard this yet on any of the local news stations or read on the article on World Net Daily...Does someone have a hard copy where wOLFSON WROTE THIS ??

[fiesti]

Felos was infuriated when Terri's feeding tube was replaced. He angrily denounced the move, saying bizarrely that Terri's "deathbed experience was unlawfully stopped."
Michael Schiavo's attorney, George Felos, also appeared on NBC's Today show on Wednesday. He said Terri was "abducted from her deathbed" and that her personal rights and dignity are being trampled on.




Me thinks Felos is trying to interrupt her life process

[Future Useless Eater]

Hey FeeLouse and Michael - watch the kitty...