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Terri Schiavo: 'I Waaaannt [To Live]'
Newsmax via Hannity ^ | Mar 18,2005 | Newsmax Staff

Posted on 03/18/2005 2:55:38 PM PST by spycatcher

A mentally disabled woman whose court ordered starvation-execution began Friday attempted to contradict her estranged husband's claim that she wants to die hours before her feeding tube was disconnected, an eyewitness is claiming.

Barbara Weller, an attorney for Terri Schiavo's parents, told reporters Friday afternoon that during her visit earlier in the day she told Ms. Schiavo:

"Terri, if you would just say, 'I want to live,' - all of this will be over."

According to pro-life activist Randall Terry, who recounted the scene to radio host Sean Hannity, Schiavo tried desperately to repeat Weller's words.

"'I waaaaannt . . .' Schiavo allegedly said, in a prolonged yell that had police stationed nearby running into her hospice room.

"She just started yelling, 'I waaaannt, I waaaannt,'" Terry said, according to Weller's account.

At that point police ejected Weller, he said.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barbaraweller; cultureofdeath; schiavo; terri; terrischiavo
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To: spycatcher

Why didnt somebody have a dang camera with audio in there?


21 posted on 03/18/2005 3:05:39 PM PST by aft_lizard (This space waiting for a post election epiphany)
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To: glock rocks

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22 posted on 03/18/2005 3:05:55 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (aitch tee tee pea colon 2 slashes dubya dubya dubya dot proud patriots dot org)
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To: Floratina


Terri's husband has conveniently prohibited all taping of Terri pleadings


23 posted on 03/18/2005 3:06:33 PM PST by spycatcher
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To: spycatcher

This is absoultely nuts, how about asking the cops who saw her talk to testify?


24 posted on 03/18/2005 3:07:07 PM PST by gopwinsin04
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To: Floratina

Well, let's see.

Since the statement before she said 'I waaaaant', was, "Terri, if you would just say, 'I want to live,' - all of this will be over.", it's a pretty good assumption.


25 posted on 03/18/2005 3:07:44 PM PST by Bigh4u2
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To: Floratina
If this is indeed even true, what makes you think she was trying to say that she wanted to live?

I'm sure she was just trying to say "I waaaant - my MTV." Yeah that's the ticket. /sarcasm

Show some compassion.

26 posted on 03/18/2005 3:07:58 PM PST by anymouse
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To: aft_lizard

Judge has barred all audio video tapes in Terri's room.


27 posted on 03/18/2005 3:09:07 PM PST by gopwinsin04
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To: Floratina
If this is indeed even true, what makes you think she was trying to say that she wanted to live?

Good point. The presumption must be that she wants to die. Unless she can PROVE beyond a reasonable doubt that she wants to live, we should kill her.

29 posted on 03/18/2005 3:10:00 PM PST by Dr. Frank fan
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To: aft_lizard
This isn't surprising for those who know about her case. The only difference this time was that the cops had to come in and stop her attemped communication.

For an account of a visit with her last month where she tries her best:

Visiting Terri Schiavo

30 posted on 03/18/2005 3:10:34 PM PST by spycatcher
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To: spycatcher

Word of this gets to Gass'um Greer and he'll order in no uncerttain terms, "I don't want anyone talking to that woman!"


31 posted on 03/18/2005 3:13:07 PM PST by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
I thought she was brain dead.

A casual observation of video clips of her condition makes it obvious she is aware of her surroundings and reacting to them. But she has a severely limited ability to move, she is unable to speak, and currently unable to eat -- although many therapists seem to believe she could make progress on all these areas if her husband would allow such treatment.

This is certainly not what I would call brain dead.

32 posted on 03/18/2005 3:13:41 PM PST by AndyTheBear (Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs.)
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To: Bigh4u2

Again, if this actually happened, according to this account, she didn't finish the statement. She could have been wanting to say, "I want you to leave me alone to die". You are putting the words that you want to hear in her mouth.


33 posted on 03/18/2005 3:13:53 PM PST by Floratina
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To: Floratina
Well, no, because Michael has consistently disallowed cameras in Terri's room after family-recorded videos like this one got released to the Internet. Otherwise, people like you may be convinced Terri is not a vegetable and has the potentail to be rehabilitated (it hasn't been tried). And THAT would be a) dangerous to the cause of legal euthanasia, and (most importantly to Michael) b) dangerous to Michael as Terri might someday be able to tell the world how she GOT where she's at.
34 posted on 03/18/2005 3:13:59 PM PST by Lexinom
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To: Nightshift

First reported by The Empire JOurnal....


35 posted on 03/18/2005 3:14:17 PM PST by tutstar ( <{{--->< Impeach Judge Greer http://www.petitiononline.com/ijg520/petition.html)
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To: Floratina
If this is indeed even true, what makes you think she was trying to say that she wanted to live?

You're right! She could have been trying to say "I want certain idiots that think I might want to be cruelly starved to death to be buried up to their necks in fire ant hills and then be giving a week of meditation and quiet time to consider why they are not consider BRAIN DEAD.".

36 posted on 03/18/2005 3:14:40 PM PST by AmericaUnited
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Why do you think MS, Felos, & Greer don't want anyone to see her?


37 posted on 03/18/2005 3:14:54 PM PST by tutstar ( <{{--->< Impeach Judge Greer http://www.petitiononline.com/ijg520/petition.html)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
Hold the phone on this one:

The other reports say she said "I wa--"

But who knows.

38 posted on 03/18/2005 3:15:12 PM PST by Howlin (Free the Eason Jordan Tape!!!)
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To: MHGinTN

I don't think the word will get out. Free Republic moderators don't even condider this worthy of breaking news.


39 posted on 03/18/2005 3:15:14 PM PST by spycatcher
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To: HungarianGypsy

No.


40 posted on 03/18/2005 3:15:50 PM PST by Howlin (Free the Eason Jordan Tape!!!)
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