Is it established beyond question that Terri can consciously take food from a spoon? 
Posted on 05/07/2004 3:23:12 PM PDT by amdgmary
Parents of Terri Schindler-Schiavo Told to Pay to See Their Daughter
Clearwater, FL May 7, 2004: In yet another bizarre twist of the Terri Schindler-Schiavo case, the Schindler family was informed that they must now pay a fee for “security” each time that they want to visit their daughter.
On Wednesday, May 5, 2004, Deborah Bushnell of Dunedin, an attorney representing Michael Schiavo, faxed a letter to attorneys representing the parents of Terri Schindler-Schiavo.
In her communication, Ms. Bushnell recommended that Ms. Schiavo's parents could be permitted to visit their disabled daughter if they would agree to hire an off-duty police person to accompany them. This comes after attorney Patricia Anderson, who represents Ms. Schiavo's parents, filed a Writ of Quo Warranto, demanding that Mr. Schiavo demonstrate what authority he has to deny his wife visits from her immediate family. Should the Schindlers fail to pay, they would be denied visitation rights.
Ms. Schiavo currently has an off-duty police person, paid for by Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, assigned to her on a 24 hour a day basis. Additionally, the Schindlers have reported that, during their visits, nursing staff frequently enter their daughter's room.
Ms. Schiavo's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, have not been permitted to visit her since March 29, 2004 (39 days), when attorney George Felos of Dunedin issued a press release stating that suspicious marks were found on her arm. A toxicology study conducted on Ms. Schiavo concluded that no unauthorized chemicals were found in her system. Ms. Schiavo's parents, along with her siblings, had attempted to visit her the following day at Park Place Assisted Living and were turned away by nursing staff in compliance with "Mr. Schiavo's orders".
Statement of Attorney Patricia Anderson:
By recommending that the financially-strapped Schindlers may only visit Terri if they pay yet another off-duty police person to accompany them, is an effort to inhibit them from freely seeing their own daughter. A couple of years ago, Michael Schiavo contacted Terri's parents and offered to give the balance of Terri's money over to charity. He and his attorneys used this a talking point for the media - claiming that Michael had no financial interest in Terri's death. What they neglected to mention was that that particular offer was predicated upon the Schindler's agreeing to Terri's dehydration and starvation death.
This latest tactic from Ms. Bushnell is really no different. I will not be surprised if Ms. Bushnell uses this as another talking point with the media in an attempt to make her and her client appear less cruel.
No mother should have to pay an admission fee to see her child on Mother's Day. Perhaps Ms. Bushnell has forgotten how most people spend Mother's Day."
Is it established beyond question that Terri can consciously take food from a spoon?
Or, why don't you volunteer to guard Terri from those scary family members and make yourself useful?
Her mom must be all of 5 feet tall - very scary.... (sarcasm tag).
Ping your list ohioanfromflorida but tell your list to IGNORE the blue apple. It's poison.
The more important question is is it established without question that Terri wants to die?
If not, then she should not be put to death. Why is that so hard for you to understand? Do you believe a person's right to die is more important than their right to live?
That's ridiculous. There are countless adults who couldn't live without the physical help of others; Christopher Reeves and Stephen Hawking are two of the most notable. Are you suggesting they really don't want to live?
Beware the blue apple. It's poison and I don't mean maybe.
Maybe living wills outgh to be a big thing for her age range.
The Constitution doesn't guarantee life when one can't sustain it on one's own. To get past this lack of guarantee, some has to volunteer to do it or do it for a fee.
If it did, that would mean slavery for someone, for if no one volunteered to do it, one would have to be made to do it, if it were a constitutional right. Even if that person were paid to do it, it would not be his choice.
Would you volunteer to take care of Terri, each day, every day, for the rest of your life?
BUT if FEEDING TUBES are NECESSARY for LIFE ITSELF, maybe it's TIME to MEET ONE'S MAKER. KILLING A PERSON IS NOT THE SAME AS NOT LABORING TO KEEP THEM ALIVE.
Or, why don't you volunteer to guard Terri from those scary family members and make yourself useful?
Hummm. . .why don't the Schindlers volunteer to guard Terri and take care of her?
Blue apple? No such thing as a blue apple.
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism and the The Florida Bar Standing Committee on Professionalism awarded the 2003 William M. Hoeveler Judicial Award to William Terrell Hodges, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District on Thursday, June 26, 2003. The award, recognizing Judge Hodges’ outstanding contributions to the judicial system, was presented at The Florida Bar Annual Meeting.
Judge Hodges was appointed as a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida in 1971 after thirteen years of private practice with a law firm in Tampa. He received his B.S. and J.D. degrees, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree, from the University of Florida.
Judge Hodges served as Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1982 through 1989, and has been Senior Judge since 1999. He is an outstanding leader among federal judges across the country and has recently assumed the chairmanship of the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (MDL) with responsibility for assigning and managing all of the nation’s MDL cases.
Judge Hodges served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference and was the Eleventh Circuit’s District Judge representative on the Judicial Conference for an unprecedented six years (the normal term is three years). In addition, Judge Hodges was instrumental in organizing the Tampa Chapter of the American Inns of Court and served as its President from 1987 to 1989.
One of Judge Hodges’ most notable contributions to the justice system is his method of preparing and publishing the pattern jury instructions now used by the U.S. District Courts in every circuit. He has earned the highest respect of his peers on the bench and represents the highest ideals of professionalism.
Named for U.S. District Court Judge Wm. M. Hoeveler, Miami, the purpose of the Wm. M. Hoeveler Judicial Award is to recognize a judge who best exemplifies strength of character, service and competence as a jurist, lawyer, and public servant. Nominees for this award are judges who have communicated their pledge to the ideals of justice and diligence in inspiring others to the mission of professionalism.
Each fall, The Florida Bar Center for Professionalism solicits and coordinates the award nominees for The Supreme Court’s Commission on Professionalism and The Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on Professionalism. Their mission statement embodies what we believe to be the character of the recipient of this award: to promote the fundamental ideals and values of the justice system and the legal profession and to instill those ideals in the persons serving and seeking to serve in the system.
JUDGE WILLIAM TERRELL HODGES is from Tampa, Florida. I wonder if this Judge Hodges knows George Felos? Hmmmmmmmm
If she were my daughter or sister, absolutely. Quite extraordinarily, every member of Terri's family has made the above pledge.
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