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Gov. Bush calls special session over Terri Schiavo
Firstcoastnews.com ^ | 10-20-03 | Cynthia Capers

Posted on 10/19/2003 9:28:56 PM PDT by JulieRNR21

Edited on 10/20/2003 7:12:52 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

TALLAHASSEE, FL -- According to a news release sent by the Terry Schindler-Schiavo Foundation, Florida Speaker Johnnie Byrd will introduce "Terri's Bill" during the special session Monday.

The bill would put an immediate moratorium on all dehydration and starvation deaths in Florida. Meanwhile, supporters of Terri Schiavo showed up Sunday outside a Pinellas Park hospice.

Doctors say Schiavo has been in a vegetative state since complications from a heart attack in 1990. Her husband was granted a court order that her feeding tube be removed, saying his wife wouldn't have wanted to be kept alive.


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Breaking News; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: deathcultivation; jebbush; judicialwatch; terrischiavo; terrisfight
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To: honeygrl
Bill passed with 24 nay. Gov. just called said he was going to sign it NOW!!
1,661 posted on 10/21/2003 1:05:21 PM PDT by trussell (Thrice featured winner of the Taglinus FreeRepublicus award!!)
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To: Ethan_Allen
Anyone watching? What are they doing ...
1,662 posted on 10/21/2003 1:05:25 PM PDT by Diva Betsy Ross ((were it not for the brave, there would be no land of the free -))
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To: najida
JEB IS GOING TO SIGN IT NOW!!!!!!! (please let it don't be too late!)
1,663 posted on 10/21/2003 1:05:25 PM PDT by honeygrl
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To: najida
Gov signing RIGHT NOW and sending to Pinellas County as we speak!!!!!!!!!!!
1,664 posted on 10/21/2003 1:05:27 PM PDT by PleaseNoMore
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To: lonevoice
I can only go by what Byrd's office told me that's why I want to find Jeb's phone #...wasn't nervous about the house passing it
1,665 posted on 10/21/2003 1:05:29 PM PDT by tutstar
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To: LibertyAndJusticeForAll
Governor is signing and will send down right now!
1,666 posted on 10/21/2003 1:05:44 PM PDT by LibertyAndJusticeForAll
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To: Ethan_Allen
I wonder what's up with the lawyer. He had to have known there was a good chance this would happen. What's his plan B?
1,667 posted on 10/21/2003 1:05:46 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: TheSarce
Governor is gonna sign the bill RIGHT NOW! THANK YOU GOD.
1,668 posted on 10/21/2003 1:06:09 PM PDT by Lovergirl (Prayers for Terri. Hang in there Terri. We are gonna get u out of this mess. www.terrisfight.org)
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To: PleaseNoMore
omy i am crying now!
1,669 posted on 10/21/2003 1:06:09 PM PDT by honeygrl
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To: shezza
Noooooo!!! Judge Greer would still have jurisdiction!!!

As far as I can tell, it looks like the bill just specifies that the judge will appoint a guardian to make recommendations to the Governor. But, the Governor doesn't have to accept those recommendations. I hope that's the right interpretation!

1,670 posted on 10/21/2003 1:06:10 PM PDT by lonevoice
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To: shezza
Bless you, Lord God almighty, who was and is and is to come. Bless your holy name! Thank you for letting this pass through the hands of the lawmakers. Bless Terri, keep her, and save her!
1,671 posted on 10/21/2003 1:06:38 PM PDT by shezza (praying fervently that it's not too late for Terri)
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To: TheSarce
Will you fill me in? No tv access.
1,672 posted on 10/21/2003 1:06:48 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: tutstar
Thank you God. Thank you.
1,673 posted on 10/21/2003 1:07:01 PM PDT by Diva Betsy Ross ((were it not for the brave, there would be no land of the free -))
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To: CindyDawg
A couple minutes ago Scarsdale said it would probably end up in the Florida Supreme Court.
But for now, Terri gets water, food and a guardian ad litem!
1,674 posted on 10/21/2003 1:07:16 PM PDT by LibertyAndJusticeForAll
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To: PleaseNoMore
TERRI, HELP IS ON THE WAY. HANG ON!!!
1,675 posted on 10/21/2003 1:07:18 PM PDT by Deo volente (God willing, Terri will live.)
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To: CindyDawg
He did not show up for presser like CNN indicated.
1,676 posted on 10/21/2003 1:07:29 PM PDT by windchime
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To: MarMema
It's a law now and Jeb is signing it now! If it's not to late, she's saved for now!
1,677 posted on 10/21/2003 1:07:33 PM PDT by honeygrl
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To: All
BILL ON ITS WAY TO PINELLAS COUNTY NOW!!!!

Agents of death...STEP DOWN!!!!!!!!!!

1,678 posted on 10/21/2003 1:07:50 PM PDT by PleaseNoMore
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To: PleaseNoMore
Amen !

After all this, I don't think Terri will become anyone's punching bag again....

First things first, but when Terri recovers to the point where she can communicate, think of the powerful prolife message that will result !!
1,679 posted on 10/21/2003 1:08:52 PM PDT by repentant_pundit (For the Sons and Daughters of Every Planet on the Earth)
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To: honeygrl
Me too. I'm crying and laughing tears of joy. Thank you, Father.
1,680 posted on 10/21/2003 1:09:33 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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