Terri Schiavo's husband allows her family to visit

CNN Website ^ | 10/22/03 | CNN correspondent John Zarrella

[JulieRNR21]

An ambulance returned Terri Schiavo to hospice care in Florida on Wednesday evening.

PINELLAS PARK, Florida (CNN) -- The brain-damaged woman at the center of a Florida right-to-die controversy had her feeding tube reinserted Wednesday, a day after the governor ordered her feedings be renewed.

[jwalsh07]

Very good news Julie. The investigation is better late than never. Where did the rehab money go and when did it go?

[supercat]

George Felos, an attorney for Terri's husband and legal guardian

I keep seeing him referred to as the husband's lawyer, but isn't he supposed to be Terri's? After all, she's paying him. Conflict of interest?

[JulieRNR21]

See post #38

Excerpt:

A state protection agency for disabled persons on Wednesday was planning to launch an investigation into alleged spousal abuse against Terri Schiavo, the severely brain damaged woman whose feeding tube was reinserted this week after intervention by the Florida Legislature and Gov. Jeb Bush.

The investigation by the Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, an agency mandated in states and funded by Congress, could play a decisive role in a revived legal battle over who should be the guardian of the 39-year-old Schiavo - her husband or her parents.

[pollywog]

No new info here. Has anyone heard from Dandelion? Is she still in Florida ?

[pollywog]

Excerpt: A state protection agency for disabled persons on Wednesday was planning to launch an investigation into alleged spousal abuse against Terri Schiavo, the severely brain damaged woman whose feeding tube was reinserted this week after intervention by the Florida Legislature and Gov. Jeb Bush.

The investigation by the Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, an agency mandated in states and funded by Congress, could play a decisive role in a revived legal battle over who should be the guardian of the 39-year-old Schiavo - her husband or her parents.

If this is TRUE, this is the BEST news I have heard allday!!! There is a LOT of evidence they have to work with. Right???

[CindyDawg]

She was the one that posted the thread (and got flamed big time) that Terri was missing, so I assumed she was still there.

[isrul]

"Felos said the law allowing Bush to order her feeding tube reinserted is unconstitutional."

THe FL constitution gives the governor broad executive powers to act to protect persons, property, etc, It does not enemerate who these persons may be or what actions may be taken. Therefore, it is left to the chief executive's discretion.

These actions are not subject to judicial review .

If it is believed that he has abused his autgority, the FL constitution provides for both legislative and electoral remedies. The courts have no jurisdiction.

The legislature did not create the power for Bush to act. It merely defined a person in need and the remedy needed. It did not order Bush to act for they do not have that auhority.

If there is something unconstitutional about this it is the fact that they made a definition that was solely the governors to make. That being the case, the only one who would have standing to challenge that would be Bush.

This order mandated that Terri be hydrated and nourished. It was incumbent on all hospital staff to take whatever action necessary to safely implement this order. THat means if medical procedures of some kind were required to accomplish this they must be performed regardless of guardian protestations. Failure to do so is a criminal violation of the law

In most states if a person dies during the commission of a criminal act, it is considered a homicide.

[cyn]

Here's the problem: We recognize now after studying this over time that this is pure evil at work, starting with michael, but going beyond him now. Whereas Bush, legislature, and this judge are just telling them to be good little boys and play nice.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me one, two, three, four, five, six, twelve times -- shame on me.

[P-Marlowe]

Terri was almost a week into her death process," Felos said. "The doctors have said that introducing hydration and nutrition artificially, she may have already suffered massive organ failure and kidney damage. What this may have done is just prolonged her death process."

So when a parent leaves their children in a locked car on a hot day and some bystander breaks the window, should we chastise him for interefering in the death process?

[CurlyDave]

No insurance company would pay it at this point. This case is too well known and too many people have questioned Michael's motives and involvement in her initial collapse.

I suspect they would have to pay. It is 12 years after the collapse and no charges against the husband have ever been filed. He won a malpractice case which said the cause of her collapse was a chemical imbalance. What would be their legal ground for non-payment?

Almost everyone on this thread has been knocking him down, but there has been a legal decision that the cause of her collapse was medical malpractice and not any kind of criminal activity on his part. I strongly suspect that if there had been even the slightest suspicion against him at the time of the suit, the insurance company for the Dr. involved would have hammered away on that.

[JustPiper]

I also heard on the news the family has not been allowed to see her

[holyscroller]

I'd hate to be either this lawyer or murdering husband on Judgement day. Also, make no mistake. No matter how much this heartless husband collects on insurance, most of it will go to the lawyer. This evil bottom-feeder isn't working for nothing, and the husband is going to be in for one heck of a surprise when the bill comes due. He'll be lucky to come out of this with pocket change. Personally, I hope the lawyer bill exceeds the insurance policy, and hubby ends up with his poor wife's blood on his hands, and not a penny to show for it. (For what shall it profiteth a man, if he gains his wife's insurance money, and loses his own soul?)

[supercat]

Personally, I hope the lawyer bill exceeds the insurance policy, and hubby ends up with his poor wife's blood on his hands, and not a penny to show for it.

Felos is at least as dirty as Michael. Why should he profit?

[Dajjal]

Prayers for Terri

[AmericaUnited]

The new guardian would become Terri Schiavo's advocate in legal proceedings, but Michael Schiavo would remain the decision-maker.

So this is essentially worthless!!! The ghoul would still make decisions. Uch!

[AmericaUnited]

and the state protection agency's independent investigation could play a major role in removal of the husband as guardian - as well as shed light on how the husband managed funds during the guardianship.

GO! GO! Go!

[grania]

Michael needs to be removed from any decision making in her case. Maybe if he was removed he would finally divorce her and make his two kids legitimate.

This fact is astounding. By having another wife for all practical purposes, and children by her, he should've immediately lost and power over Terri, as his obvious priority is that family.

How could Terri's parents not be given custody given that? Is it that the laws are awful for protecting someone like Terri, or is it that judges and lawyers involved have no brains, ethics, and common sense?

[BlessedBeGod]

A guardian ad litem would be able to file for his removal as guardian.

I wonder if Judge Greer would be the one ruling on whether she'd get a new guardian or not. If so, I'll bet he'd say no.

[Twinkie]

Is it just that I'm backward, or would it have been
unusual for a woman in her early twenties with no
children to have a substantial life insurance policy?
I know from our own experience, we were barely able to
afford the basics of life during those early years of
marriage, much less expensive insurance policies. It
would not have been practical for a company to issue
a life insurance policy on Terri after the illness or
accident & I doubt they would have. It would be
interesting to know whether or not Mr. Shiavo had life
insurance on her initially & it looks like a court would
have investigated this subject first thing.

[palmer]

Almost everyone on this thread has been knocking him down, but there has been a legal decision that the cause of her collapse was medical malpractice and not any kind of criminal activity on his part.

The suit asked for more but Terri was determined to be 70% responsible for her condition. She definitely had bulimia and probably had a potassium imbalance. In my mind the issue of responsibility is ancient history and shouldn't be brought up either to bash the husband or to bash her. There is no need for such bashing.

Except for George "death process" Felos, he needs a lot more bashing.