Yes, but the judge has to find a likelihood that the Schiavos will ultimately win. They must be able to convince the judge that it is likely some enforceable right has been violated. The wrong judge might not issue the order. IMHO that is uncoscionable in light of the risks to Terri (death) and the action of Congress, but it could happen.
"Yes, but the judge has to find a likelihood that the Schiavos will ultimately win." Placing the case in the Federal system will also open the door to another very, very loooong appeal process if a Judge rules against Terri. So at the very least it gives Terri probably at least a few more years now.
In any case, here's hoping that sanity and mercy defeats selfishness and cruelty.
Seen this??? Read last paragraph, last sentence. Thoughts?
LIFE AND DEATH TUG OF WAR
Terri's death wish or Michael's?
Schiavo contradicts himself in Larry King interview
Posted: March 20, 2005
8:41 p.m. Eastern
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
Michael Schiavo gave contradictory stories about whether disconnecting his estranged wife from feeding tubes was his wish or her wish in a Larry King interview on CNN.
Asked why he has persisted in his decade-long effort to end his wife's life despite the wishes of Terri Schiavo's parents and others who love her, Schiavo said: "Because this is what Terri wanted. This is her wish."
"I won't give it up," he said. "Terri is my life. I'm going to carry out her wishes to the very end. This is what she wanted. It's not about the Schindlers. It's not about me, not about Congress. It's about Terri."
Schiavo has been living with another woman for the last 10 years and is raising two children with her.
Under mysterious and still unexplained circumstances, Terri Schiavo lost consciousness and blood flow to her brain for a period of time some 15 years ago. Her parents suspect foul play.
While she remains conscious, she is unable to speak. The family says she has been denied treatments that could help her regain the ability to eat and speak.
Shortly after saying his determination to end Terri's life was about her wishes, Schiavo changed his story in the King interview. Asked if he understood her family's feelings, he said: "Yes, I do. But this is not about them, it's about Terri. And I've also said that in court. We didn't know what Terri wanted, but this is what we want. ..."
The interview aired Friday.