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How Terri was almost saved
March 26, 2005 | Cheryl Ford's blog

Posted on 03/26/2005 9:51:58 PM PST by exliberal

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1 posted on 03/26/2005 9:51:58 PM PST by exliberal
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George Felos, Michael Schiavo's attorney, said he does not think DCF officials knew of the window of opportunity they had created until well after they filed their appeal.

''Frankly, I don't believe when they filed their notice of appeal they realized that that gave them an automatic stay,'' Felos said. ``When we filed our motion to vacate the automatic stay . . . they realized they had a short window of opportunity and they wanted to extend that as long as they could.

``I believe that as soon as DCF knew they had an opportunity, they were mobilizing to take advantage of it, without a doubt.''

It's just a game for him, isn't it?

2 posted on 03/26/2005 9:55:19 PM PST by Lexinom (You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.)
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To: exliberal

Thanks for the post.

I read some of it, but not the full story.


"Alerted by the Bush administration that Schiavo might be on her way to their facility, officials at Morton Plant Hospital went to court themselves Wednesday, asking Circuit Judge George Greer, who ordered the removal of Schiavo's feeding tube last week, what to do."

How tragic, that the hospital didn't want to save Terri.


3 posted on 03/26/2005 9:57:23 PM PST by FairOpinion
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To: Lexinom

He is rat feces!


4 posted on 03/26/2005 10:04:06 PM PST by Virginia Queen (Virginia Queen)
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To: FairOpinion
How tragic, that the hospital didn't want to save Terri.

Death is more lucrative. Their business is to help people die. The last thing they want to do is save a life. There's no money in it.

Boycott Hospice donations.

5 posted on 03/26/2005 10:04:13 PM PST by concerned about politics (Vote Republican - Vote morally correct!)
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I work in a hospital. If we wanted to make money, we'd use every excuse in the book to keep terminally ill patients alive with very very expensive therapies for as long as technologically possibly.

The dead don't enrich anyone, save for the morticians.

6 posted on 03/26/2005 10:08:34 PM PST by Zeroisanumber
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The Federal and State governments have incentives for people to die---in many cases, it will save Medicare and Medicaid money.


7 posted on 03/26/2005 10:11:26 PM PST by unfortunately a bluestater
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To: exliberal
Participants in the high-stakes test of wills, who spoke with The Herald on the condition of anonymity, said they believed the standoff could ultimately have led to a constitutional crisis and a confrontation between dueling lawmen.

This is a constitutional crisis. Greer writes orders with no authority and everyone bows. He's got to be backed down!

8 posted on 03/26/2005 10:13:16 PM PST by Harry Jones
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To: Cindy; Coleus; firebrand; floriduh voter; cpforlife.org; sweetliberty; nickcarraway

ping


9 posted on 03/26/2005 10:13:16 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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It's just a game for him, isn't it?

   It is a game for Felos and he's playing for Team Evil.
10 posted on 03/26/2005 10:13:50 PM PST by Maurice Tift
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To: unfortunately a bluestater

Which doesn't come near the amount of money that we could wring out of Medicare with "necessary preventave therapy" if we were inclined to be so callous and dishonest.


11 posted on 03/26/2005 10:13:52 PM PST by Zeroisanumber
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>>>Boycott Hospice donations.

A lot harder than you think since many state hospitals that have foundations already donate your hard earned tax money to them.

Really. My state is financially connected, is yours?


12 posted on 03/26/2005 10:15:41 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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13 posted on 03/26/2005 10:17:08 PM PST by Samwise (Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away.)
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>>>The dead don't enrich anyone, save for the morticians.

That all depends on whether the top dogs hold board positions in the hospices.

I found a number of connections with my state hospitals that have foundations that donate to the hospices.


14 posted on 03/26/2005 10:17:09 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: concerned about politics
Boycott Hospice donations.

Stupid. Hospice provides a valuable service to dying patients.

Besides, hospice is covered by insurance.

15 posted on 03/26/2005 10:17:20 PM PST by sinkspur ("Preach the gospel. If necessary, use words.")
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To: exliberal

It just occured to me that Elian Gonzales was forceably taken by the Feds in 2000 - the day before Easter.


16 posted on 03/26/2005 10:17:21 PM PST by Alissa
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To: unfortunately a bluestater

And the hospices have billings that they can be creative with for the monies.


17 posted on 03/26/2005 10:18:15 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Samwise

They read that verse in my church tonight (in the context of the crucifixion of course), but you could just feel the whole room thinking of Terri Schiavo. It was chilling.


18 posted on 03/26/2005 10:19:00 PM PST by over3Owithabrain
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To: exliberal
Alerted by the Bush administration that Schiavo might be on her way to their facility, officials at Morton Plant Hospital went to court themselves Wednesday, asking Circuit Judge George Greer, who ordered the removal of Schiavo's feeding tube last week, what to do. ,

So the damnable hospital that could've saved Terri is the one that ratted out Bush's move to rescue her from the hospice!

Now we know! They had NO NEED to go to the judge! Another murderer to put on the list.

19 posted on 03/26/2005 10:28:41 PM PST by maine-iac7 ("...BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL OF THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME." Lincoln)
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To: concerned about politics

I think you may have misread - it was the HOSPITOL that they were gong to TAKE Terri to - not the hospice that is killing her


20 posted on 03/26/2005 10:30:52 PM PST by maine-iac7 ("...BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL OF THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME." Lincoln)
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