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TERRI SCHIAVO MISSING - REMOVED FROM HOSPITAL W/O FAMILY'S CONSENT [Update: She's back at Hospice]
Bay News 9 TV - Florida | 10/22/03 | dandelion

Posted on 10/22/2003 5:16:42 PM PDT by dandelion

Terri's brother, Bobby, just reported that Terri is MISSING!! He has been waiting all day to see her, he got the green light, and she's gone...

News 9 reporter said she's gone back to hospice, but the family does not know where she is and has NO CONFIRMATION.

BREAKING...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: hospicelackofcare; kidnapped; michaelisajerk; missing; schiavo; scumbag; terri; terrischiavo; terrischindler
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To: sam I am
"Here we see men working to kill Terri and they do not even try to hide it."

Even scarier is the numbers that are anxious to support them.

1,961 posted on 10/23/2003 7:49:48 PM PDT by sweetliberty ("Having the right to do a thing is not at all the same thing as being right in doing it.")
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To: CindyDawg
I can see your point. For the past week I've been wanting to push the "abuse button" on pro death trolls here and more than once I wanted to summon the "kitties" and the ZOT
on the posts of LEGITIMATE PRO LIFE FREEPERS who posted pro death articles here withoug the BARF ALERT that is usually used by a FReeper when he or she posts Liberal material.
1,962 posted on 10/23/2003 7:50:02 PM PDT by Coral Snake ((deathculture(HospiceOf TheFlorida$uncoast == Andersonville + Aushwitz); ))
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To: All
Florida Medicaid phone to report fraud:

1-888-419-3456 and then press option 3. They are open M-F, 8am-6pm EST.

Schiavo and that Hopsice need to be reported. I am calling both the Feds and the local office.
1,963 posted on 10/23/2003 7:50:35 PM PDT by atruelady
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To: tutstar; dandelion
See 1832.
1,964 posted on 10/23/2003 7:51:44 PM PDT by floriduh voter (Breaking at baynews9.com & press Releases at terrisfight.org)
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To: lakey
Which would be all well and good were this a right-to-die case. As there was no document signed by Terri stating her wishes, the courts have decided on hearsay evidence that she be stripped of her rights and handed over to the husband.
1,965 posted on 10/23/2003 7:52:09 PM PDT by kenth (This is not your father's tagline.)
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To: Theodore R.
Unfortunately, you're right. The judiciary has run amok in this country.
1,966 posted on 10/23/2003 7:55:03 PM PDT by kenth (This is not your father's tagline.)
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To: sarasmom
These liberals say that the governor and legislature are "political" but the liberal courts are "legal" and not political. That's there mantra. They don't even consider the liberal courts to be "government" per se.
1,967 posted on 10/23/2003 7:55:21 PM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: CindyDawg
EXACTLY---PLEASE everyone, write to Greta at FoxNews.com and tell her what you thought of the segment!

This matters as Felos will use this for fodder when he meets with the Schindler family next week!

Please ask Greta to have the following neurosurgeon on her show tomorrow!

Please read the following and send to Greta! CALL FOR BALANCE!!

Please note the following by the American College of Physicians and Surgeons regarding Terri Schiavo.

Doctors: Terri case not 'death with dignity' issue WorldNetDaily.com | October 22, 2003 | Diana Lynne

Removal of feeding tube called 'state-sponsored euthanasia'

October 22, 2003

A physicians' group has added its voice to the din of reaction to Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's intervention in the case of Terri Schindler-Schiavo, the brain-disabled woman whose life-sustaining feeding tube was removed last week at the request of Terri's husband and guardian, Michael Schiavo.

Schiavo, who maintains his wife is in a persistent vegetative state and would want to be allowed to die with dignity, has been locked in a 13-year legal battle with Terri's parents and siblings who argue Terri is alert, wants to live and, given appropriate therapy, can be rehabilitated. Terri left no written directive.

Within hours of the state legislature's historic passage of a measure, known as Terri's Bill, which empowered the governor to take executive action in the matter, Bush ordered the feeding tube reinserted last night.

While hailed as a "miracle" by Terri's sister and other supporters, the surprise development – coming on Day 7 of Terri's judge-ordered starvation – angered right-to-die attorney George Felos, who represents Michael Schiavo.

Felos called the eleventh-hour law and Bush's subsequent intervention "absurdly unconstitutional" and maintains Terri has a right under the Florida Constitution to not be kept alive artificially.

"The governor of the state of Florida does not have the right to trump a patient's personal choice," he said at a press conference. "The citizens of Florida should be alarmed by what is happening. What is happening here is a gross and illegal intrusion into the private liberty of citizens. ... This is not the former Soviet Bloc where you don't have the liberty to control your own body."

Following two unsuccessful attempts by Felos to get circuit judges to block the reinsertion of the feeding tube, Terri was transferred from the hospice where she has been a patient for three years to a local hospital and rehydration efforts were reportedly launched.

"She was literally absconded from her death bed in the middle of her dying process," Felos told ABC's "Good Morning America" this morning, calling the rehydration efforts "cruel."

But Dr. Jane Orient with the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, or AAPS, claims the opposite is true: "Dehydration is a cruel, painful death."

"It is unconscionable that the state ordered removal of her feeding tube in the first place – it's nothing less than state-sponsored euthanasia," maintains Orient. "She is not dependent on advanced medical interventions. Nothing is mechanically pumping her blood, or forcing oxygen into her lungs. She is simply being fed through a gastrostomy tube."

Last week the General Assembly of the Catholic Medical Association passed a resolution that concurred with Orient's view. It declared removal of Terri's feeding tube "without first undertaking rehabilitation therapy to ascertain her ability to swallow and digest nourishment" constitutes "depriving her of life without due process of law," according to Florida Statutes Section 744, 3211.

Would we allow a retarded child to be starved to death?" queries Orient. "Where are the 'compassionate end-of-life' groups such as the Robert Wood Johnson 'Last Acts' initiative, and why aren't they weighing in on this?"

Multiple physicians solicited by the Schindlers believe Terri, who vocalizes, laughs and appears to respond to her parents, could be rehabilitated to some extent. Some have even offered pro bono treatment, even though Michael Schiavo was awarded nearly $1.5 million dollars in malpractice suits to pay for Terri's rehabilitation and nursing expenses shortly after her mysterious collapse at home in 1990 during which oxygen was cut off to her brain for several minutes.

WorldNetDaily has reported that during court testimony last year, Victor Gambone, Terri's attending physician hired by Michael Schiavo in 1998, testified he was unsure whether his patient had even had her teeth cleaned in recent years and said she hadn't received therapy. He said he accepted Michael Schiavo's word that therapy had been deemed unnecessary.

"Although severely disabled, some believe that she does have the capacity to communicate a desire to live. The husband has obstructed efforts at rehabilitation or independent assessments of his wife's true state," continues Orient.

WorldNetDaily reports the family has been blocked by Michael Schiavo from visiting Terri at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla., where she was transferred. Their inability to verify she is being rehydrated per Bush's order concerns them. As of yesterday morning, they reported she was awake and appeared alert, although shrunken.

Felos told reporters yesterday Terri was showing signs of massive organ failure and said the reinsertion of the feeding tube was just prolonging her death.

AAPS, a non-partisan, professional association of physicians dedicated to protecting the sanctity of the patient-physician relationship put out a warning to colleagues: "The ethical question for her nurses and physicians is whether they will cooperate in carrying out a death warrant.

"And the ethical question for all of us is whether we will allow the state to obstruct the efforts of people who want to provide medical care to a patient who wants to receive it," said Orient. "If we go down that path, who's to say what treatment the state will prevent you from getting?"

End of article

Please act to save this woman. Something is terribly wrong with this case. It is NOT compassionate to kill someone who had NEVER been given the chance to rehabilitare. She breaths on her own, she responds to love and she has suffered at the hands of a husband-living with another woman, of course-who wants her dead. It has never been about Terri's wishes...no man who loves his wife would have EVER done what this man has done to this woman.

Please look into the background of Felos-Micheal Shiavo's attn. This horror of a man is associated privately with the Hospice of Florida assc. and is a member, himself, of the hemlock society. Judge Greer is ALSO associated with that hospice.

Terri's parents love her and want to GIVE HER A CHANCE.

A hospice is NEVER supposed to terminate a life that is NOT terminal, especially if that life has not had that CHANCE of exhausting EVERY means of rehabilitation. What Terri's husband has done to stop rehabilitation will break your heart. Please read up on it.

Felos and Micheal and the Woodside hospice deserve to have a major lawsuit rolled against them if Terri is murdered.

Michael and Felos want Terri stuck at the hospice because they can DENY her every therapy available while in a hospice, and also can ORDER the doctor there, as to what to do and not do for Terri. It is a hellhole for Terri-who is not terminal.

DID YOU KNOW THAT MICHAEL KEPT TERRI FROM HAVING HER TEETH BRUSHED FOR TEN YEARS????

Terri must have quite a story to tell about Michael and her 'accident' if she has striven to stay alive in the hell Michael has put her through for SO LONG.

It is pretty obvious that Terri WANTS to live!

Something stinks....if you have a heart, PLEASE INVESTIGATE Thanks!

1,968 posted on 10/23/2003 7:55:46 PM PDT by Republic
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To: PleaseNoMore
Good letter. I would be sure to spell check before you send.
1,969 posted on 10/23/2003 7:55:47 PM PDT by sweetliberty ("Having the right to do a thing is not at all the same thing as being right in doing it.")
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To: MVV
Terri's brother said that as today is the father's 66th birthday, and they brought a cake into Terri's room and sang 'Happy Birthday".
He said Terri had a big smile and it was the first time in a long while that his parents cracked a smile.

The attorney Pat told Greta that Terri should be in intensive care......Greta didn't respond.

Off went the TV.

1,970 posted on 10/23/2003 7:56:39 PM PDT by mickie
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To: MarMema
Things that make you go hummmm.
So, it is constitutional if the legeslative branch sides with the Judicial, But is not constitutional if neither the legislative nor the executive branch sides with the judicial.
So if two of the three branches of our government, the two who are directly elected, pass a law (which I challenge anyone to honestly say was subject to murky interpretations), the judiciary can spin it as they please, and ignore or enforce at their leisure
I dont think so!
1,971 posted on 10/23/2003 7:57:04 PM PDT by sarasmom (Thank you, everyone who prayed for Terri Schiavo. Keep praying, please !)
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To: lakey
Legal Scholars are from the left and they are very afraid they are going to lose power they never really had. I called Stetson Law School and if they spend too much time on the tube in the coming weeks, maybe we'll have to investigate who they know as well.

IMO hubby's attorney OWNS PINELLAS COUNTY and he's intimidating the medical community.

Terri's treating doctor is Greek as is Felos and if he is a Hellenist like Felos, they worship beauty and perfection and I'm glad we have Terri's treating doctor at Hospice's name on this thread for future reference.

1,972 posted on 10/23/2003 8:00:57 PM PDT by floriduh voter (Breaking at baynews9.com & press Releases at terrisfight.org)
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To: lakey
The only thing I can think of that would make this law unconstitutional is if it is a one time deal specific to Terri schiavo only. That would definately violate the equal protection rights of people. Some are saying that this law expires i 15 days and that it was retroactive. That is not how I am reading the law. I am reading it to further strengthen the existing laws by protecting all who may end up as Terri has with no living will.
1,973 posted on 10/23/2003 8:01:32 PM PDT by PleaseNoMore
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To: sweetliberty
A few weeks ago I had a very disturbing dream about the legal killing of my autistic son. The very next day I heard about Terri Schiavo. It was eerie, and frightening. I believe it was coincidence, but the aftermath of the dream made it all the worse.
1,974 posted on 10/23/2003 8:05:34 PM PDT by Quietly
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To: TaxRelief
Press conference covered by mixed media.
1,975 posted on 10/23/2003 8:05:35 PM PDT by floriduh voter (Breaking at baynews9.com & press Releases at terrisfight.org)
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To: floriduh voter; maxplunder; Budge; viaveritasvita
"Thousands of people trampled Hospice's lawn for 8 days. Hundreds of people wanted to meet the family. There was the media circus going on as well. I have so many images in my head. I have at least 500 new friends."

That is wonderful that there is so much response. It is good to know that Terri and her family are surrounded by those who really care for them and are praying for them. Surely that is a comfort. Budge, maxplunder and I wanted to make the trip and considered it, but I was concerned that it would be a bit much for Budge, camping out on the hospice lawn and all, although I've sure got to admire his willingness to endure for Terri's sake, but I am thinking that perhaps we were needed here making contacts and sending emails. Budge has been on the phone constantly for days, and I am so squirrely my eyes are crossing. Max is over at the DU and doing a fine job of being civil. Terri has friends there too and it just goes to show how special she is that she can build a tunnel bridge between FR and the DU. I don't think it's ever been done before. LOL!

1,976 posted on 10/23/2003 8:06:14 PM PDT by sweetliberty ("Having the right to do a thing is not at all the same thing as being right in doing it.")
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To: dixiegrrl
hey dixie dont you see the spin from felos....making sure people get it in their minds that the taxes are paying for her care. He is ruthless. Notice the organ failure?
something will come up, somewhere there is proof of this outrage and we will find it.
keep fighting the fight
1,977 posted on 10/23/2003 8:11:49 PM PDT by d5055 (donna)
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To: floriduh voter
Be careful about implicating all Greeks in this MarMema is a Greek too and I think a member of the Greek Orthodox Church as well.
However I have come to the cinclusion that it is time for a CITIZEN'S ARREST in this case. Admitting Terri to that hospice is ILLEGAL in the first place and is a CRIME IN PROGRESS that is well known all over Free Republic now. At least Michael Schiavo and George Felos are now VULNERABLE TO CITIZEN'S ARREST and I'm very strongly asking MarMema
and yourself to think about using that power should you ever see Michael or Felos near the vigil point at the hospice.
1,978 posted on 10/23/2003 8:12:53 PM PDT by Coral Snake ((deathculture(HospiceOf TheFlorida$uncoast == Andersonville + Aushwitz); ))
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To: Pan_Yans Wife
I am puzzled a bit. The reprieve is not "15 days" it is forever, or until finally overturned by the highest court that reviews it or Bush rescinds it.
1,979 posted on 10/23/2003 8:13:19 PM PDT by The Red Zone
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To: Republic
and I see Terri in there, the steril lights, cold surroundings, alone, suffering with no way to tell anyone....anyone who would care

.......and the ONLY WAY to stay semi-sane throughout this is to picture our Lord, RIGHT AT HER SIDE. I mean it, HE IS THERE. HE'S holding her hand. HE'S comforting her.

1,980 posted on 10/23/2003 8:14:39 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Logan's Home! Logan's Home! Logan's Home! Logan's Home! Logan's Home!)
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