That's no good, you'll raise your blood pressure. Ignorance begins at home.
>> As Terri’s surrogate, Michael had the power to discontinue treatment on his own lawful authority...
False.
He did not have to ask a Judge to intervene
True, but that would have been murder. Otherwise, false.
>>... but did so out of respect for her parents wishes.
Even Michael would laugh his head off at that one. He loathed her parents, never spoke to them after February, 1993, didn't inform them of Terri's medical situation over the years, didn't inform them that he meant to kill their daughter, said in sworn testimony that he was killing her BECAUSE they "put him through hell," and even after he'd killed her, he threatened to spite them one more time by not telling them where she was buried.
>> The Schindlers kept the litigation in the courts once it was there...
Well, of course! Michael was trying to kill their daughter.
>>... and if Terri’s settlement had anything left after 10 years of Nursing Home care then the Schindlers forced the trust that was holding her funds to squander them them on the numerous appeals of the decisions against them.
That's absurd. Nothing the Schindlers did forced Michael to do anything in court. The truth is, Michael, with Judge Greer's permission, was misusing Terri's trust fund, which was awarded only for her therapy, not for lawyer's fees to put her to death. That constitutes "fraud on the [malpractice] court." If Judge Greer had prevented this outrageous misuse of the award money, Terri's trust fund would have remained intact.
>> Add to that the 10 million dollars Michael Schiavo turned down from a Pt. St. Lucie millionaire and another 3 million from another source,
TEN million?? It was $1 million -- far less than what Michael expected Terri's estate to be worth if he succeeded in killing her without divorcing her. Here's a quote from the lead of one of many similar stories:
"Businessman Offers $1 Million to Keep Terri Schiavo Alive
"SAN DIEGO, March 11, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – California businessman Robert Herring, Sr., offered Terri Schiavo’s husband, Michael Schiavo, $1 million Thursday, in exchange for her life."
>> I am convinced that he took the high road in this case.
Then surely you can give us an innocent explanation of how she went from healthy and asleep to face down on the hallway floor, nearly dead, right after Michael got home late one Saturday night? Nobody has explained that. It does look a bit suspicious, you know. A body where it has no reason to be and almost dead. Only one suspect. No alibi.
False.
He did not have to ask a Judge to intervene
True, but that would have been murder. Otherwise, false.
How is that statement false?
Did you not read the link I provided to the Browning case and the Florida Supreme Court ruling on this issue?
Please pay attention.
VIII. CONCLUSION We have previously held that competent and incompetent persons have the right to determine for themselves the course of their medical treatment. Today we hold that, without prior judicial approval, a surrogate or proxy, as provided here, may exercise the constitutional right of privacy for one who has become incompetent and who, while competent, expressed his or her wishes orally or in writing. We also determine that there is no legal distinction between gastrostomy or nasogastric feeding and any other means of life support. This case resolves a question of an individual’s constitutional right of self- determination. We are hopeful that this decision will encourage those who want their wishes to be followed to express their wishes clearly and completely.
Michael Schiavo did not make the decision to discontinue life-prolonging measures for Terri. As Terri's husband, Michael has been her guardian and her surrogate decision-maker. By 1998, though -- eight years after the trauma that produced Terri's situation -- Michael and Terri's parents disagreed over the proper course for her.
Rather than make the decision himself, Michael followed a procedure permitted by Florida courts by which a surrogate such as Michael can petition a court, asking the court to act as the ward's surrogate and determine what the ward would decide to do. Michael did this, and based on statements Terri made to him and others, he took the position that Terri would not wish to continue life-prolonging measures. The Schindlers took the position that Terri would continue life-prolonging measures. Under this procedure, the trial court becomes the surrogate decision-maker, and that is what happened in this case.
The trial court in this case held a trial on the dispute. Both sides were given opportunities to present their views and the evidence supporting those views. Afterwards, the trial court determined that, even applying the "clear and convincing evidence" standard -- the highest burden of proof used in civil cases -- the evidence showed that Terri would not wish to continue life-prolonging measures.
Those who have maligned Michael Schiavo with lies and slander are not Christians by virtue of their bearing false witness. There is a special place in hell reserved for such people.
She had a heart attack on her way to the bathroom...