1 Million, 1 million...do we have TWO million?
Posted on 03/11/2005 10:22:42 AM PST by ZGuy
A man fighting to have a feeding tube removed from his brain-damaged wife on Friday rejected a California businessman's offer to pay him $1 million to give up his right to decide her medical treatment
Thursday's offer, which the husband's attorney labeled "offensive," came hours after a judge refused to let the state's social services agency intervene — a move that would have delayed next week's scheduled removal of the tube.
Other such offers, including one for $10 million, had already been made and rejected by Michael Schiavo, said his attorney, George Felos.
Terri Schiavo's parents are trying to keep her alive, but Michael Schiavo contends he had once promised his wife he would not keep her alive by artificial means before she suffered a heart attack 15 years ago. Now 41, she has lived since then in what court-appointed doctors call a persistent vegetative state.
Even if the husband did walk away, Felos said, there is still a court order requiring removal of the tube at 1 p.m. next Friday. A judge ordered that the feedings be stopped after finding "clear and convincing" evidence that she would not want to be kept alive in her current state.
Judge George Greer denied a request by the state Department of Children & Families to delay that order for 60 days so it can investigate allegations of abuse and neglect against Michael Schiavo.
The judge said the allegations had already been investigated and found to be groundless. He said the agency was apparently trying to pull an end run around the court by getting involved at this late stage.
The case has drawn international attention, particularly among religious conservatives, who are supporting the woman's parents.
San Diego businessman Robert Herring, who founded an electronics company and later a cable and satellite channel, said he felt "compelled" to try to have the husband transfer the legal right to decide his wife's medical treatment to the parents, Bob and Mary Schindler.
"I believe very strongly that there are medical advances happening around the globe that very shortly could have a positive impact on Terri's condition," Herring said.
Herring's offer is valid until Monday, according to a statement from his attorney, Gloria Allred. The money has been deposited into a trust account at Allred's Los Angeles law firm, the statement said.
Felos said his client would not consider any such proposals.
"Michael has said over and over again that this case is not about money for him," Felos said. "It's about carrying out his wife's wishes. There is no amount of money anyone can offer that will cause him to turn his back on his wife."
The Schindlers still have two issues before the state's 2nd District Court of Appeal, which has said it will rule next week. They also are looking to the Legislature and perhaps Congress for help; both have bills in the works that lawmakers say could save Terri Schiavo's life.
The Schindlers doubt their daughter had end-of-life wishes and have fought their son-in-law in court for nearly seven years to save her life. They also dispute that she is in a vegetative state, saying she laughs, cries, interacts with them and tries to speak.
>>"Michael has said over and over again that this case is not about money for him," Felos said. "It's about carrying out his wife's wishes. There is no amount of money anyone can offer that will cause him to turn his back on his wife."
Uh, he's Catholic and cannot marry unless she dies....
In the end, Sleezy Schiavo will take the money: $1 million plus the remainder of his seven figure bogus malpractice award. This will all be hidden from public view in a sealed divorce settlement.
Michael Schiavo is the "offensive" thing in this case
1 Million, 1 million...do we have TWO million?
No. but offer him a little nookie, and he will turn his back in a flash!
Shiavo is a man who wants his wife to die miserably and slowly. Anyone who truly cares about another would wish them to go to the Light, yet he demands shades be drawn.
What's offensive is that after all these years the Law doesn't seem to recognize just how Dark that man is.
Yeah right. They have nothing in writing from Terri requesting that she not be kept alive. Michael is so full of BS. It is merely his word that she should die.
He murders for his own purposes and will not be insulted by a ransom offer. He's a murderer with standards.
We're all supposed to believe he wants to adhere to the Church's teachings on marriage? Give me a break! He's already been living with another woman for years, and has kids with her. That he is being allowed to claim any rights as Terri's husband, from either some fabricated moral standpoint or a legal one, is one of the most revolting aspects of this case.
What couple has discussions about what they would do if their spouce became a vegetable?? Schiavo is a liar.
He should have taken the money. It'd be better than being dead which is what I predict he will be if she's allowed to die.
Admin moderator, Yahoo spelled her name wrong, I'd bet they WILL eventually correct it ... its SCHIAVO, not SCIAVO... Can we at least add [Schiavo] at the end of the article title so that when someone searches for articles by name, they find this?
"...will cause him to turn his back on his wife."
This HINO has already turned his back on his wife. He:
-denied Terri medical attention and rehabilitation.
-hired a sleazy lawyer to ram his case through the "JINO Greer Court".
-committed adultery with another woman.
-conceived two children with another woman.
-spent Terri's settlement money on himself and the other woman that was supposed to be spent on Terri's care.
I am sure there is more.
My wife and I but ONLY because of this hellish case and because she works in the healthcare industry.
Apparently, the price isn't right.
Since all this has happened, my wife and I have discussed it at length. We will be adding it to our living wills as soon as possible.
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