"It is imperative that she be stabilized so that the Adult Protective Services team can fulfill their statutory duty and thoroughly review all the facts surrounding her case. If there's any uncertainty, we should err on the side of protecting her," the governor continued.
At a hastily arranged afternoon hearing on the DCF request, the agency's attorney tried to convince Pinellas Circuit Court Judge George Greer that they could take Terri Schiavo into custody.
"The law allows the department to exercise both emergency protective services -- intervention -- and emergency removal. Either one or both," DCF attorney Jennifer Lima-Smith stated.
Greer, however, was not willing to let DCF take custody of Terri while he considered the agency's motion. He granted a request by Michael Schiavo's attorney to prevent DCF from removing her from the hospice or administering food and water to her.
It was not immediately clear if the agency would comply with the order, especially after the state Legislature failed to order the tube's reinsertion.
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