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.
Why didnt somebody have a dang camera with audio in there?
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Terri's husband has conveniently prohibited all taping of Terri pleadings
This is absoultely nuts, how about asking the cops who saw her talk to testify?
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.
I'm sure she was just trying to say "I waaaant - my MTV." Yeah that's the ticket. /sarcasm
Show some compassion.
Judge has barred all audio video tapes in Terri's room.
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.
For an account of a visit with her last month where she tries her best:
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!"
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.
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.
First reported by The Empire JOurnal....
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.".
Why do you think MS, Felos, & Greer don't want anyone to see her?
The other reports say she said "I wa--"
But who knows.
I don't think the word will get out. Free Republic moderators don't even condider this worthy of breaking news.
No.
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