Rome Says Save Schiavo Again - and where is Bishop Lynch

Vatican, Mar. 07 (CWNews.com) - With a deadline looming for the removal of food and water from a brain-damaged Florida woman, the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has asked: "How can anyone who claims to speak of the promotion and protection of rights-- of human life-- remain silent?"

Cardinal Renato Martino (bio - news) observed, in a March 7 public statement, that if feeding tubes are removed from Terri Schiavo, "She will die a horrible and cruel death." With a court-ordered date for the removal of those tubes quickly approaching, the cardinal asked: "How then have we come to this point?"

The state of Florida has laws barring cruel treatment of household pet, Cardinal Martino observed. Yet Terri Schiavo is being denied the same protection of law. "She will have excessive suffering and pain inflicted upon her, which will lead to her cruel death," the Italian prelate said.

The statement by Cardinal Martino was the Italian prelate's second public plea for Terri Schiavo in less than a week.

URGENT

Please spread this to everyone on and off of FR:

President of the Florida Senate Tom Lee says he is against HB 701. He needs to be apprised of coverup of crimes against Terri (reference CIG and AHCA case numbers under which the evidence is lodged). He also needs to be apprised of the fact that by his not supporting HB 701 he is saying that you don't need INFORMED CONSENT to off the most vulnerable and disabled by substituted hearsay wishes not their own. If they can't speak, etc. and have been prevented to regain the ability to speak or communicate then the conflicted party will be getting away with murder with the help of the State. Please urge Mr. Lee and his compatriots in the FL Senate to support and pass the companion senate bill to HB 0701. [NOTE: Companion Senate bill is SB 2128.]

Senate President Tom Lee
1-800-560-4403

Florida Senate
1-800-342-1827

Latest Update (later tonight) will be at:
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Updated Action / Contact list re: averting a March 18, 2005 1PM Death Sentence for Theresa Maria Schiavo, getting her out of the hands of those trying to murder her, getting her back on the road to her recovery through rehabilitation and therapy and most importantly under the guardianship and care of those who truly love her.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1357549/posts?page=4#4

P.S.

Please come to Capitol building in Tallahassee this Wednesday (03-09-05) by 8:30AM. If the bill dies that day this is all over.

Go to where Health Regulation Committee is meeting. There should be a board with that info. like the airport monitors. Go there.

Get up to speak. Say you support the bill and sit back down.

Let somebody else speak.

We will meet you there.

Please spread this outside of freep too:

Call FL House Represenatives today asking them to support HB 701 What you can say: "If lawmakers are going to call food and water medical treatment, I want the power to make my own medical decisions and informed consent is the only way." Please support thereby helping to pass HB 701

Florida House of Representatives 850-488-6026 and 850-488-5000

To get the names of representatives:

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/legislators.aspx

Call FL Senators today to ask them to support SB 2128 What you can say: "If lawmakers are going to call food and water medical treatment, I want the power to make my own medical decisions and informed consent is the only way." Please support thereby helping to pass SB 2128

Senate President Tom Lee

1-800-560-4403

Florida Senate

1-800-342-1827

To get the names of the senators:

http://www.flsenate.gov/Legislators/index.cfm?Mode=Member%20Pages&Submenu=1&Tab=legislators

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