Schiavo 'fading quickly,' parents tell court

MSNBC ^ | March 22, 2005 | The Associated Press

[AliVeritas]

TAMPA, Fla. - Warning that Terri Schiavo is "fading quickly," her parents begged a federal appeals court Tuesday to order the severely brain-damaged woman's feeding tube reinserted while they pursue claims that her rights are being violated.

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David Gibbs III, attorney for parents Bob and Mary Schindler, told the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta that their 41-year-old daughter might die before they get a chance to fully argue their case. The appeal came after a federal judge in Tampa rejected the parents' emergency request earlier Tuesday.

"Where, as here, death is imminent, it is hard to imagine more critical and exigent circumstances," Gibbs said in the appeal, filed electronically with the court. "Terri is fading quickly and her parents reasonably fear that her death is imminent."

[AliVeritas]

Pray

[b4its2late]

Awful sad.

[speed_addiction]

I can imagine the orgasms of joy from the Death Cultists when she dies.

[Halls]

ye pray, cause at this point I think she doesn't have another day! poor Terri, God bless her.

[nmh]

First They Came for the Jews

First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.


Pastor Martin Niemöller

And history repeats itself.

[Old Professer]

Are you sure you spelled that correctly?

[Lexinom]

What have we come to?

Why Terri?

[lugsoul]

Hyperbole alert.

[smiley]

everytime I take a drink of water...I think of Terri....how can our country do this?

[beaversmom]

I can imagine the orgasms of joy from the Death Cultists when she dies.

Oh, yes--their will has been done. They are God afterall.

[DCPatriot]

How do they know if they are not allowed to see her?

[riri]

everytime I take a drink of water...I think of Terri....how can our country do this

Me too.

[gimme1ibertee]

And if death comes to her due to all of this, I pray with all of my heart that Michael Schiavo gets what's coming to him,and doesn't know a moment's peace. I hope the image of Terri's suffering and the agony of her parents haunts him until he dies.I hope the woman he is with now wises up to him,takes the kids and leaves him-then takes him to court and drags him through the mud.
Better yet, I pray Terri survives, is rehabbed to the point of being able to speak and tell everyone who will listen that her husband tried to kill her,and failed miserably.
I pray.....Amen.

[Muzzle_em]

I just do not understand why the media, courts, and politicians are all over this one!

Originally, I believed the media when they were constantly saying she is in a vegetative state. Now I keep hearing otherwise. It is just terrible, especially since the parents WANT to take care of her.

I expect that she will die in a few days and I can only hope the Lord is waiting for her with open arms.

[Lexinom]

First they came for our babies
and I did not speak out
because I was not a baby.
Then they came for our disabled
and I did not speak out
because I was not disabled.
Then they came for me.

[liberateUS]

First They Came for the Jews

hey, how about "First they came for the liberals?"

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Warning that Terri Schiavo is "fading quickly," her parents begged a federal appeals court Tuesday to order the severely brain-damaged woman's feeding tube reinserted while they pursue claims that her rights are being violated.

Well, if it has to happen, let's hope that it happens quickly so the suffering isn't prolonged.

[tatsmom]

Why anyone?

[nmh]

Thank you.

I was hoping someone would update for the path we are taking,

Thank you!

[Bombardier]

I'll pray for Terri to enter her Father's House when He wants her to be free from this torture, and I will also pray that her tormentors, ranging from her *ahem* "husband" to the soulless creatures in Congress who spoke against her, and the vile offscourings of a cursed toxic waste dump who refuse to help her face their proper penalty from God for killing one of His most helpless children. As it is, I'm praying right now for someone to save her, and show that some people do have a soul.