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Anita Crane of the American Life League wrote an excellent report entitled, "Inside the Terri Schiavo Case: And Why it Matters Now." It was originally published on August 18, 2005 at LifeSite.net. Crane interviewed one of the attorneys for Terri's parents, Robert Destro. Destro was critical of Judge George Greer's behavior.

Excerpts:

"Judges are supposed to determine clear and convincing evidence in light of the whole, but the problem with Terri's case was that the evidence was only as good as the judges, said Destro.

"Florida law expressly requires probate judges to see the incompetent patients whose cases are pending before them, but Greer never went to see Terri.

The Destro-Connor petitions indicate that the judges' ethical and legal violations were so numeous and intertwined; it would take volumes to spell out the details."

Destro explained, "You can't really make up the facts of this case - I felt like I was caught in Wonderland or Neverland. Terri never got a fair hearing and she was entitled to at least as much due process as a convicted murderer...Terri's Law was designed to ensure that she got a fair hearing at which the actual substance of her condition could be litigated; and the federal courts were obliged to review the procedural and substantive fairness of the Florida proceedings."

Read the entire report here