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Battle Over Terri Schiavo Not Over
Fox News ^ | March 31, 2005 | Jane Roh

Posted on 03/31/2005 7:21:16 PM PST by tessalu

Legal analysts said to expect legislatures across the country to examine their end-of-life laws.

"In my view, the most material question is the status of a guardian," said Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University who has followed Schiavo's case closely.

"I personally believe that the Schindlers had good ground to question whether Michael Schiavo should have continued as the guardian after he formed a new family with another woman and ultimately had two children by that individual," Turley told FOXNews.com

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: terrischivo
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It would seem to me that any fool should know that a man is not a good husband when he has cohabited with another woman for many years and has had two children. He clearly would have a conflict of interest, may wish his wife dead, and not be fit to be a guardian, as was in this case. The court did gravely err.

The National Newspapers were not "up front" with their reporting either, which caused the polls to be misleading.

1 posted on 03/31/2005 7:21:16 PM PST by tessalu
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2 posted on 03/31/2005 7:23:36 PM PST by drpix
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To: tessalu
Terri had court appointed guardians.

But don't let that little fact get in the way.

3 posted on 03/31/2005 7:25:32 PM PST by OldFriend ( SAW MAJ. TAMMY DUCKWORTH ON CSPAN........AWESOME)
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To: tessalu

I just heard on Greta that Michael Schiavo has Barred the Schindlers from Terri's Funeral. Really nice guy Huh


4 posted on 03/31/2005 7:26:39 PM PST by Bigfitz (The mind is like a parachute works best when open)
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To: tessalu
We are a country of laws and ruled by, "The Rule of Law."
Would you like to be forced to live your life and be judged by what someone who supports Islamic beliefs?
You can not impose your moral judgment on this man. He was in an impossible position and he made sure that all things were considered. An attorney was appointed by the courts to represent Terry. That attorney concluded that she would not want to live in this condition. The judge made a decision according to the laws of the state.
So how many other laws do you want to ignore just because you have other moral convictions? And you would force these convictions on just our people, or the whole world?????
I've been in the position where this decision had to be made, by me. If you have not been there, you have no right to impose your beliefs on anyone!!
What Michael did took courage. Take the time to learn the facts of this case and not the BS hyperbole that the media has used to keep it on the front page for the last 3 weeks.
5 posted on 03/31/2005 7:32:26 PM PST by oldenuff2no (Proud Nam Vet)
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To: tessalu

I would hope that a criminal investigation would be initiated. Hannity had a lawyer on his show today talking about evidence, 53 weeks after she was hospitalized, that she had a broken femur, broken pelvis, and a broken back. If these things were done to her and caused her to be hospitalized and she slowly deteriorated and died ffrom whatever cause, a grand jury should consider an indictment for homicide.


6 posted on 03/31/2005 7:32:40 PM PST by Enterprise (Abortion and "euthanasia" - the twin destroyers of the Democrat Party.)
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To: oldenuff2no

What Saddam Hussein did, had to take courage too! He snuffed a lot of people out, but at least, he did it the quick way, and not the "slow death" of starving and dehydration. Oh, yes, some do admire Saddam, and I do know that.


7 posted on 03/31/2005 7:36:48 PM PST by tessalu
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I think they should hold the real funeral at their church with their friends family and supporters. Michael now "owns her" He can keep her remains from her parents and family forever, and the Schindlers need not let that keep them from grieving for Terri as they would have if Michael had been decent and compassionate and sharing. They should have a ceremony, and perhaps have a plaque made to honor her and keep in their own garden. Michael can't take that away. he can't take their dignity or their love for their daughter away.

Michael will never regain his reputation, or honor. He will have her cremated and send her ashes hundreds of miles away. I hope he sees her face every time he closes his eyes for the rest of his life.

8 posted on 03/31/2005 7:41:24 PM PST by passionfruit
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When was Terri afforded a court-appointed attorney? Their name please?


9 posted on 03/31/2005 7:41:28 PM PST by torchthemummy ("Terrorism has less to do with economic poverty than with political poverty." - Jane Novak)
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To: Enterprise

Is it normal to get a compression fracture to the lumbar spine and right femur while laying in bed?

10 posted on 03/31/2005 7:41:39 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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" What Michael did took courage"

Oh please.
How much courage does it take for Michael to tell Judge Greer to order zero antibiotics for Terri's multiple UTIs ?
Ever had a urinary tract infection ?
It's extremely painful. Imagine enduring it without antibiotics.
Terri did.
How much courage did it take for Michael to order that Terri not have her teeth brushed for years ?
How much courage did it take for Michael to order that Terri never be wheeled out of her room, for years into the fresh air and sunshine ?
How much courage did it take for Michael to prohibit Terri's family from visiting her for weeks at a time ?
How much courage did it take for Michael to order that his wife, who was capable of taking soft food and liquids, be starved ?
If that's your definition of courage, call me a coward.


11 posted on 03/31/2005 7:43:15 PM PST by Wild Irish Rogue
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To: oldenuff2no
You can not impose your moral judgment on this man.

Damn sure can, when he is the only one in the family with a demonstrable motive to want her dead and coincidentally the only one who "heard" her ask to be killed in a hypothetical situation.
12 posted on 03/31/2005 7:45:00 PM PST by over3Owithabrain
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To: oldenuff2no

You, sir, are very misguided in your thinking. Divorce was the sensible thing to do. Giving Terri's parents the responsibility to care for her would have been the compasionate thing to do. When MS started his new life, he should have withdrawn from being responsible for his first wife. Of course, it was greed that drove him to sue for Malpractice, and dishonesty that drove him to say he could spend the money to care for Terri for the rest of HIS life. (That's what he said under oath.)

I personally think that MS is responsible for Terri's physical condition and that is why he has taken this course of action.

May the Hound of Heaven hound him all the days of his life.


13 posted on 03/31/2005 7:45:26 PM PST by i_dont_chat
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To: oldenuff2no

"What Michael did took courage"

Starving and dehydrating your wife while you bone another woman takes courage?

I'm reminded of Dan Rather..."Courage."


14 posted on 03/31/2005 7:46:50 PM PST by rbmillerjr
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To: Wild Irish Rogue

Right on my Irish Brother!


15 posted on 03/31/2005 7:46:59 PM PST by torchthemummy ("Terrorism has less to do with economic poverty than with political poverty." - Jane Novak)
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To: Lexinom

Given her age, I would say "NO." Good POST!


16 posted on 03/31/2005 7:49:02 PM PST by Enterprise (Abortion and "euthanasia" - the twin destroyers of the Democrat Party.)
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To: torchthemummy

Dan Abrams concluded his show tonight by asserting that the legal system worked in this case. Really? If it had worked well, I don't think we would ever have heard about it.


17 posted on 03/31/2005 7:52:07 PM PST by ClaireSolt (.)
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To: oldenuff2no
" That attorney concluded that she would not want to live in this condition."

The attorney doesn't exist that I would want making life and death decisions for my loved ones. Why are you so angry with the people who support the rights of those who can't speak for themselves?

Don't forget that Michael lied about her wish to be dead. Don't forget that Michael said on Larry King Live recently that it was not Terri's wish, but his that she die. Don't forget that he was already in a common law marriage with this other woman and already had his first child with her only three years after Terri's collapse, and that was his second intimate relationship after Terry. Don't forget his own testimony that he was denying her treatment in hopes that she would die long before he asked the courts for permission to kill her. Don't forget that he promised the court in his malpractice case that he needed the money for her care and that he would always be there for her, and immediately after getting the check he began his efforts to kill her.

We are all emotional about this. If you want to worship at Michael's altar, go ahead. Would you be as adamant if Terri had been your daughter, and you suspected that he did something to cause the collapse in the first place?

18 posted on 03/31/2005 7:53:35 PM PST by passionfruit
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>>>An attorney was appointed by the courts to represent Terry. That attorney concluded that she would not want to live in this condition.>>>

You are incorrect.


19 posted on 03/31/2005 7:57:15 PM PST by sandbar
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To: ClaireSolt

Great point!


20 posted on 03/31/2005 7:58:58 PM PST by torchthemummy ("Terrorism has less to do with economic poverty than with political poverty." - Jane Novak)
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