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Florida governor asks judge to delay removal of woman's feeding tube
AP Wire (direct feed)
| August 26, 2003
Posted on 08/26/2003 8:57:11 AM PDT by NYer
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ Gov. Jeb Bush asked a judge Tuesday to delay setting a date for removal of a brain-damaged woman's feeding tube so that a guardian for her can be appointed.
In a letter to state Circuit Judge George W. Greer, Bush asked that Terri Schiavo be kept alive until a court-appointed guardian can ``independently investigate the circumstances of this case and provide the court with an unbiased view that considers the best interests of Mrs. Schiavo.'' Bush said his office has received 27,000 e-mails from people asking him to intervene.
Schiavo has been in what doctors call a persistent vegetative state since collapsing in 1990. Her heart stopped from what doctors believe was a potassium imbalance. The 39-year-old woman has been at the center of a long legal battle between her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, and her husband and legal guardian, Michael Schiavo. The parents want her kept alive; her husband says she never wanted to be kept alive artificially.
On Friday, the Florida Supreme Court refused to intervene in the case, clearing the way for Greer to set a date for removal of the feeding tube keeping her alive.
AP-ES-08-26-03 1130EDT
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: bioethics; coma; euthanasia; florida; prolife; schiavo; terrischiavo
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posted on
08/26/2003 8:57:12 AM PDT
by
NYer
To: NYer
it's about time he intervenes.
2
posted on
08/26/2003 8:58:57 AM PDT
by
Lovergirl
(Stop sucking up all of our oxygen, Bill and Hill and just GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: NYer
Glad to hear it. One of the 27,000 was mine. I bet thousands were FReepers. Maybe we all saved a life.
To: floriduh voter; nickcarraway; Coleus
Please contact the governor to show your support for this decision!
4
posted on
08/26/2003 9:00:35 AM PDT
by
NYer
(Laudate Dominum)
To: TonyWojo
5
posted on
08/26/2003 9:01:22 AM PDT
by
Joe Brower
("Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe." - H.G. Wells)
To: NYer
You moved a little slow Gov. but I will not complain.
6
posted on
08/26/2003 9:02:07 AM PDT
by
boxerblues
(God Bless the 101st, stay safe, stay alert and watch your backs)
To: cpforlife.org
ping
7
posted on
08/26/2003 9:03:05 AM PDT
by
agrace
To: NYer
One of the e-mails was mine too. I am just so thankful that Jeb is the man I thought he was. Way to go, sir! One person can make a difference, and prayers are heard. Thank you for answering mine.
To: NautiNurse
for you too
9
posted on
08/26/2003 9:04:08 AM PDT
by
agrace
To: AAABEST
PING
10
posted on
08/26/2003 9:07:11 AM PDT
by
TonyWojo
To: NYer
Thank you, Jeb. My goodness, I never thought this was going to actually happen! Woo-hoo!
To: NYer
Glad to hear this news!
12
posted on
08/26/2003 9:09:28 AM PDT
by
syriacus
(Schumer's in a MALE-ONLY group. It places Duty to God over ALL other duties.)
To: NYer
Yes!!!! Thank you, Jeb!
Prayers (and e-mails) are answered!
I read earlier today, btw, that Terry Schiavo has been hospitalized with some kind of bleeding. (Not related to the attempts to kill her, fortunately.)
13
posted on
08/26/2003 9:09:32 AM PDT
by
livius
To: NYer
Thank God! This is a miracle!!!
To: NYer; summer
Great News!
15
posted on
08/26/2003 9:11:32 AM PDT
by
WhiteGuy
(It's now the Al Davis GOP...........................Just Win Baby !!!)
To: NYer; oceanperch
YES!!!!!
To: summer
Jeb bump
17
posted on
08/26/2003 9:13:30 AM PDT
by
glock rocks
(there's no gift like the present)
To: NYer; Joe Brower
Thanks for the thread. Joe B probably pinged his entire Florida list. That'll help the situation.
18
posted on
08/26/2003 9:26:23 AM PDT
by
floriduh voter
(Judge Greer is getting on in years... Maybe he needs a driver's license exam.)
To: Lovergirl; summer
bttt & ping. Thanks, Jeb.
19
posted on
08/26/2003 9:27:18 AM PDT
by
floriduh voter
(Judge Greer is getting on in years... Maybe he needs a driver's license exam.)
To: NYer
Bump for Jeb; hope it works!
20
posted on
08/26/2003 9:28:30 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Pray for Terri Schiavo!)
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