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Pinellas judge extends stay in Schiavo case
AP Wire (direct feed) | October 29, 2004

Posted on 10/29/2004 1:11:00 PM PDT by NYer

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ A feeding tube for a severely brain-damaged woman can't be removed until appeals are exhausted in her parents' fight to have a new trial in the long-running right-to-die case, a judge ruled Friday.

An attorney for Schiavo's husband, Michael, said the order could mean months and possibly years of delay and he would seek to have it overturned. ``What everyone with any common sense should realize is this case has been mulled over time and time again,'' attorney George Felos said. ``To permit endless stays for endless appeals is simply a miscarriage of justice.''

At issue is a request for a new trial by Terri Schiavo's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, who say if their daughter indeed did not want to be kept alive artificially, as her husband says, she no longer would have that wish given recent statements from the pope.

Terri Schiavo was raised Catholic and would, if she could, accept recent comments from Pope John Paul II that a person in a persistent vegetative state still has the right to nutrition and hydration and to withhold it would be a sin, her parents contend. Pinellas Circuit Judge George Greer earlier ruled that was not a sufficient basis for a trial, but the Schindlers are appealing. A previous stay by Greer was to expire Dec. 6.

Terri Schiavo collapsed from a chemical imbalance due to an eating disorder 14 years ago and left no written directive. A second court stay is in effect until Nov. 29, while Gov. Jeb Bush appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court over whether he overstepped his authority in pushing through a state law that reconnected Terri Schiavo's feeding tube last year.

AP-ES-10-29-04 1519EDT


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: comatose; cultureofdeath; jodiwhatareuthinking; notcomatose; respondstobrother; respondstofather; respondstojokes; respondstomother; righttolife; schiavo; terrischiavo; terrischindler; terrisfight; walkawaymichael
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1 posted on 10/29/2004 1:11:02 PM PDT by NYer
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To: luv2lurkhere; Budge; floriduh voter; summer; Coleus; amom; ruoflaw; submarine; cpforlife.org; ...
Good News Ping!


2 posted on 10/29/2004 1:12:09 PM PDT by NYer ("The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of Bishops." St. John Chrysostom)
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To: NYer

From the article: "Terri Schiavo collapsed from a chemical imbalance due to an eating disorder ..." Is there even a shred of medical proof for this assertion?


3 posted on 10/29/2004 1:18:25 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: NYer

:') Which judge was this?


4 posted on 10/29/2004 1:27:44 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: CindyDawg

Judge George Greer


5 posted on 10/29/2004 1:34:17 PM PDT by NYer ("The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of Bishops." St. John Chrysostom)
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To: NYer

Wow. I thought maybe he was overruled or something.


6 posted on 10/29/2004 1:46:04 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: NYer

How can George W. Greer be ruling contrary to what George Felos says? This may or may not mean a thing, but it does look like Terri will live to see her "husband" enjoy his Christmas celebration this year. So much for her celebration though.


7 posted on 10/29/2004 1:49:30 PM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: NYer

Statement of Schindler Family


Today, we are filled with a sense of relief and of hope that our daughter's due process rights have been protected. We hope to pursue Terri's civil and religious liberties through appeal and are grateful that the process has not been circumvented. We feel utterly confident that Terri would do the same for any member of our family if the tables were turned and we know that protecting her life and her rights is the right thing to do.

 

Related Documents:
Judge Greer’s Order - http://zimp.org/documents/102904stay.pdf

 

Supreme Court’s Order Recalling Mandate - http://www.flcourts.org/pubinfo/summaries/briefs/04/04-925/Filed_10-27-2004_OrderRecallingMandate.pdf

8 posted on 10/29/2004 1:54:36 PM PDT by AnnaZ (><> Pray for America and for George W. Bush <><)
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To: MHGinTN

My exact thoughts! I wonder if the parents have explored this area, to revisit the cause of collapse. The whole premise of her medical problems.

I have seen photographs of Terri, and she certainly did not look like she had Anorexia.


9 posted on 10/29/2004 1:57:34 PM PDT by tuckrdout
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To: NYer

Thank the Good Lord. Can't help but believe He is listening and answering our prayers!


10 posted on 10/29/2004 2:01:20 PM PDT by trustandobey
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More good news. What a red-letter day.

Keeping her in my prayers.


11 posted on 10/29/2004 2:13:50 PM PDT by Askel5 († Cooperatio voluntaria ad suicidium est legi morali contraria. †)
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To: tuckrdout
I don't think you'd necessarily need to be anorexic. In fact, if true, the collapse and subsequent coma would more likely be attributable to bulemia than anorexia. Anorexics just don't eat. Bulemics gorge, purge, gorge and purge, and that causes severe chemical imbalances, primarily the electrolyte balance, which can lead to cardiac arrest.

In any event, I'm glad she gets to see another day. And I hope these delay tactics continue ad infinitum, he can't be allowed to decide her fate. He just can't. Her fate and time should be left to and for The Lord.

12 posted on 10/29/2004 2:22:32 PM PDT by AlbionGirl ('Mr. Communal's reasoning is full of tricks, and butterfly suggestions...")
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Hail Terri...

Child of God...

We pray those judicial sinners...

Do not cause the hour of thy death...

Amen !!!

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13 posted on 10/29/2004 2:24:53 PM PDT by GeekDejure ( LOL = Liberals Obey Lucifer !!!)
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To: NYer; Ohioan from Florida; Republic; nickcarraway; FreepinforTerri; russesjunjee; amdgmary; ...
It is good news. Michael was quoted on the radio by the news reader as saying that this could take another year... boo hoo.

So, temporarily, Judge Greer takes off his villain hat. We will keep the eye on the additional objective of getting Terri out of Hospice where she is surrounded by people who are dying (per her dad).

I got some more campaign material today. The Florida Senate President Designee is TOM LEE. The Florida House Speaker Designee is ALLAN BENSE. It's not too early to start emailing and calling them. The hurricane session is in DECEMBER. Let's try again for another SB 692 which would protect ALL DISABLED FLORIDIANS. (Webster's bill that Jim King wouldn't allow to the Senate floor).

14 posted on 10/29/2004 3:27:01 PM PDT by floriduh voter (.www.conservative-spirit.org (Mine))
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To: CindyDawg

I think maybe it is starting to work that we are shunning his GOP friends here in Pinellas by not voting straight GOP. If they are Greer's friends, I'm voting for their opponent. Or, maybe Greer's conscious is starting to bother him, having to think about sin and the eternal damnation which he has the authority to send Terri to unless the laws are changed or Jeb wins a trial from the SCOTUS.


15 posted on 10/29/2004 3:29:28 PM PDT by floriduh voter (.www.conservative-spirit.org (Mine))
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To: MHGinTN

no


16 posted on 10/29/2004 3:30:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: pc93

bttt and ping.


17 posted on 10/29/2004 3:31:02 PM PDT by floriduh voter (.www.conservative-spirit.org (Mine))
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To: MHGinTN
No, but questions have been raised as to Michael possibly being responsible for her state -- like in attempted murder, perhaps.

In any case, Michael Schiavo should no longer be permitted to be her guardian. He has publicly revealed his sadism and distrain for Terri and her family and has vested interet to have Terri die.

Not surprisingly Michael Schiavo remains in a frenzy to have her die.

18 posted on 10/29/2004 3:34:52 PM PDT by Dante3
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To: NYer; floriduh voter; phenn; cyn; FreepinforTerri; kimmie7; Pegita; windchime; tutstar; ...

Terri ping!

If anyone would like to be on/off my Terri ping list, please let me know here or by FReepmail.


19 posted on 10/29/2004 3:47:02 PM PDT by Ohioan from Florida (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.- Edmund Burke)
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To: AnnaZ; All
Today, we are filled with a sense of relief and of hope

God bless these brave souls! My prayers go out to them and Terri, as they continue to navigate their way through this horrendous nightmare.

And may our Lord bless each and every one of you who valiantly stand behind Terri's right to life!

20 posted on 10/29/2004 3:48:41 PM PDT by NYer ("The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of Bishops." St. John Chrysostom)
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