Posted on 03/22/2005 12:28:18 PM PST by 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."
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Excellent.
Here is the MUST READ deposition of Nurse Carla Iyer, found and posted by lanceman(as a separate thread, which was deleted with the suggestion to post it on an existing thread).
She took care of Terri at one of the convalescent homes.
The nurse testifies that Michael didn't want anything done for Terri, including medically necessary treatments, such as giving her antibiotics, that Terri actually used to speak, felt pain, and indicated when she was in pain, that MS acted happy, when Terri got ill and made statements, like "when is the b&^ch going to die"
It's an absolute MUST READ. Thanks lanceman for finding and posting it.
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/aff2-terri.pdf
Who are these Police and for whom do they work??
Judges HAVE no armies, nor police forces.
Police are NOT required to follow such obscene orders. If enough of them refused -- and it wouldn't take many -- the judge's "orders" would be clearly exposed for what they are -- murderous orders, that NO one need obey . . .
Under Clinton, the Military was ORDERED (by executive order) to begin abortions in military hospitals. It's only fair, you know, that our service persons have "equal access"; under all other administrations, military "women" wanting this "service" had to go off post, and pay for it.
Well, the military docs REFUSED to do abortions! In strength and unity, they DEFIED an ILLEGAL order, on grounds of conscience.
WHO are these police who would enforce such a thing -- they would arrest the same person who did NOT give food and water to an animal.
Yes, but doesn't this law require that the patient direct his or her continued or discontinued care?
I'm sorry, again, for seeming obtuse, but doesn't the lack of direction from the individual, in this case Terri, mean there is no direction except that that comes from the court?
And, what, I ask again, gives the court the right to approve her death rather than uphold her right to life?
BUMP
Do you have Jeb's?? After all, he is the one who should take action to save her life, before POTUS . . .
Shame on them, indeed, and the rest of the politicos.
Since we can no longer trust them, now only a massive active showing of the people at the hospice can save Terri.
The politicians and the parties cannot be trusted. They've been lulling and stalling us until it was too late. Today may already be too late as hours and not days are of the essence now. We should stop seeking a political solution to a human issue. You can't solve a problem with the same minds that created the problem in the first place.
There are times when action must be let loose from its bounds. This is one of those times.
God bless Terri and her loving parents and siblings. And God bless those who fought to save her life.
But, the struggle must go on...
We also need to pray for the remove liberal judges out of the court system. We all need to take control, enough of the liberal agenda. Life is precious, enough is enough!
We need to liberate this country of liberal JUDGES, SENATORS, GOVERNORS AND POLITICIANS WHO THINK THEY CAN SPEAK FOR US! Please write to your senators, congressmen, governors and let them know that WE ARE IN CONTROL NOT THEM!
Today is Teri....who is next????????
"who is next????????"
and . . . who isn't????
He has the power to issue executive orders.
Moreover, he's the commander in chief of the armies.
I'm just amazed that you couldn't figure this out. Either that, or political correctness has tied your tongue. No, no, no, don't tell me about the laws.
Continuing to pray for our Terri.
This is a brutal barbaric execution of an innocent human being.
Animals are treated better.
Convicted murderers are treated better.
This puts a stain on this country.
What in the world is taking the 11th Circuit so long to render an opinion here?
At the very least, they (I believe) are required by the law Congress passed this weekend to being feeding Terri again, while they deliberate.
The lack of alacrity here astounds me. The woman's life hangs in the balance, and the politicians and "judges" (and I use the term VERY loosely) debate and waste time. One truly has to wonder if it's intentional, hoping she'll die and remove this little "problem" from their schedules.
At least feed the poor woman while the debate rages.
"I mean we need a few good big men to muscle their way in."
Unfortunately, "All it takes for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing".
I heard today that all other patients at the hospice (even if they have a no food or drink order) get their mouths swabbed with a cold rag. They will only do Terry's with a DRY Q-tip. I wouldn't do that to a dog. And noone had better tell me it was their "orders" or their job. I have quit jobs for a lot less than this insanity!
As an attorney, I am part of the American "justice system".
It is wretched and wicked, putting an innocent person to death in a barbaric fashion, and I am ashamed to be part of it.
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