Posted on 03/30/2005 12:25:05 PM PST by jpsb
Edited on 03/30/2005 12:44:39 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
With time running out for Terri Schiavo, a federal appeals court Wednesday rejected her parents' latest attempt to get the brain-damaged woman's feeding tube reconnected.
The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to consider an emergency bid by Bob and Mary Schindler for a new hearing in their case, raising a flicker of hope for the parents after a series of setbacks in the case. But the court rejected the request 15 hours later.
Three times last week, the court also ruled against the Schindlers.
"Any further action by our court or the district court would be improper," Judge Stanley F. Birch Jr. wrote. "While the members of her family and the members of Congress have acted in a way that is both fervent and sincere, the time has come for dispassionate discharge of duty."
To be granted, the parents' request would have needed the support of seven of the court's 12 judges. The court did not disclose the vote breakdown.
The Schindlers visited their daughter Wednesday morning at her hospice and urged their supporters to keep trying. "I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw," Bob Schindler said. "So she's still fighting, and we'll keep fighting."
"We know that some of her organs are still functioning. ... It's not too late," he said.
In requesting a new hearing, the Schindlers argued that a federal judge in Tampa should have considered the entire state court record and not whether previous Florida court rulings met legal standards under state law. The Schindlers' motion also said the federal appellate court in Atlanta didn't consider whether there was enough "clear and convincing" evidence that Terri Schiavo would have chosen to die in her current condition.
Thy will be done.
Agreed. I used to think he would make a better President than his brother. I stand corrected. I can't believe how weak and wimpy he looked in his statements. He was clearly irritated as well, but his irritation was toward the people who want an innocent life saved, not toward the people executing her. I guess we should all send him a big "I'M SORRY I ASKED YOU TO SAVE A LIFE" card. How insensitive of us.
Heal us all with your tool box of love...
Sorry. I have to give the Schindlers some slack. As a mom, I can't fault them for trying everything they could to save their daughter.....rational or not.
I wasn't expressing repulsion on the concept of denying antibiotics to Pryor. I was commenting on its incongruity with the entire reason you are mad at him.
Ah...more barely disguised calls for violence...
I fear that if Terri were to rise from her bed and walk to the hospital cafeteria, they would refuse to serve her.
Michael Schiavo actually admitted in court that he refused antibiotics for Terri for the very reason that he hoped she would die from the infection.
Why on God's green earth Greer could consider Schiavo a fit guardian for Terri, after that admission, is beyond me.
It would seem to me the presumption of any judge should be that the patient must be allowed all routine medical treatment, at least until final determination of the patient's "wishes."
The court order in the Terri Shiavo case is the most horrible and the most unjust order but still it is the "f***ing" law.
This should be a wake up call to resolve the cancer of liberal and activist judges from its roots.
Judges must be elected not selected, and they should be elected every four years, period.
The US Constitution must be amended to do these changes regarding the federal judges (including the US Supreme Court)and the states must amend their Constitution to do the same with their state judges.
I wasn't aware that you were such an authority on it...
The real sad thing is that so many are mad at JB because in part they feel they have sme comtrol over him as in blocking any future political aspirations.
The anger should really fall at the feet of so many judges that turned their backs in font of revolting facts.
I am surprised that there is not even one post with the names of all the judges that said Terri must die.
From Greer to Scotus to FL. Supreme ct.
He was reached. I don't know how. But he was. He was non-responsive back in '03 until we hammered him good and then he woke up and got Terri's law passed and got her out of there and into a hospital and back to health, but then she went right back to the same situation, and Felonius and Mikey (I won't defame an Archangel by using his given name) and Rear had two years to plot and tie up all loose ends. Oh, they were ready for everything this time. Conspiracy shouldn't be that hard to prove if the cover-up isn't successful.
But Jeb was the MAN, and then suddenly he backed down, and butted out. There had to be a reason.
Why don't you take the advice shown in your handle. i.e., Just shut up, please.
You cannot "drag out" a death that was not happeining until now. She was not dying until now, plain and simple. Would remain alive too if her parents were allowed to care for her.
>>>What a freaking joke have you all lost your minds like Terri?<<<<<<
NOW IS KOW WHAT THE ABUSE BUTTON IS FOR!
That's a much better post :)
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