To: EricsMom
And the judge's decisions have been reviewed three times all the way to the Florida Supreme Court, and once up through the Federal system, including an appeal to the SCOTUS, which refused even to hear it -- which means there weren't even four justices who thought there might be anything worth looking at.
What do I think? I think that the law is that when a patient is unable to make decisions for herself, and has left no written instructions, her closest relative makes the call. Mrs. Schiavo's parents have spent ten years trying to get Mr. Schiavo relieved of his guardianship, and have failed to persuade any judge, anywhere, state or Federal, that he is not acting appropriately in her best interests.
And no, I don't think just because some other grieving relatives manage to dig up another doctor who has not examined the patient who thinks he might do some good trying something else is a good enough reason to prolong this any further.
415 posted on
08/31/2003 6:00:26 AM PDT by
Brandon
To: Brandon
Michael Schiavo is not going to get away with murder. But it is people like you who refuse to see something wrong when it is right smack in your face. Wake up!
416 posted on
08/31/2003 6:16:52 AM PDT by
pc93
(Murder of Terri Schindler by Michael Schiavo sanctioned by Jeb Bush and the Florida Supreme Court)
To: Brandon
Maybe the question the Federal court needs to ask is, did Michael Schiavo, as her guardian, override the doctor's orders for therapy and medicines? Is this legal?
The most prevalent emotion I see in these affadavits, is fear. Fear of Michael Schiavo, fear of losing their jobs, if they helped Terri. I admire their courage in finally stepping forward.
Mr. Schiavo should be relieved of his guardianship. He clearly wants Terri to be killed. Guardianship should be awarded to someone who is not directly involved in this.
We can only hope and pray, that because of the increased media attention being given to Terri's plight, maybe now the courts will take a deeper look than they have before. This latest attempt to kill off Terri Schiavo has finally got the attention of many more Americans. We have to make sure the courts hear us loud and clear: We are not going to sit by and let the courts kill off our disabled and elderly. Maybe it is up to us, the American people, to make sure the justices see that, indeed, there most definitely is something worth looking at. Terri deserves a chance to have therapy. Her husband, his lawyers, the courts, have never given her that chance. It is up to us to see that she gets that chance.
To: Brandon
Try 12 doctors. Try countless speech, occupational, and rehab therapists. We've been researching this almost all night and day 2 days in a row. Either you know the facts in this case and haven't a brain or a heart or you have a lot of reading to do.
422 posted on
08/31/2003 7:46:36 AM PDT by
kimmie7
(I need more time, more coffee, and more bandwidth.)
To: Brandon
"And the judge's decisions have been reviewed three times all the way to the Florida Supreme Court" Oh, my achin' sides...
454 posted on
08/31/2003 12:54:40 PM PDT by
Don Joe
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