I think this is an old article. ??
Montana News Association
http://www.montanasnews.com/articles.php?mode=view&id=1582
BIASED ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT DISTRESSES TERRI SCHIAVO'S FAMILY
by MNA PRESS
Clearwater, FL According to a LifeNews.com report, The family of Terri Schiavo is upset by an Associated Press news report that appeared in hundreds of newspapers on Thursday and Friday. Bob and Mary Schindler say the report makes it appear that eating disorders caused Terri's collapse in 1990 when she did not have such problems. They say other evidence shows physical abuse could have been the cause. Written by reporter Vickie Chachere, the AP news story says the "lost lesson" in the Terri Schiavo controversy is combating eating disorders. "It is a twist lost on no one close to the case: A woman who is said to have struggled with an eating disorder is now in the middle of a court battle over whether her feeding tube should be removed so that she can starve to death," Chachere writes. In a statement released Friday, Schindler spokeswoman Pamela Hennessy says "there was never a determination by any court nor the Florida Department of Health that Terri Schiavo ever suffered from any eating disorder, bulimia, anorexia or compulsive behavior that would lead to a heart failure at the age of 26." Though Michael, Terri's estranged husband, accused Terri's general practitioner of ignoring a supposed eating disorder, Florida's Department of Health cleared him of wrongdoing or negligence in the case. "Chachere cites not one medical document that would affirm her careless contention that Terri Schiavo was an irresponsible dieter or a compulsive victim of an eating disorder," Hennessy said
From The Birmingham News
http://www.al.com/opinion/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1109672443203150.xml
Letters, faxes, and e-mail
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
America keeps sinking with each passing generation.
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Schiavo deserves chance to live
"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is probably one of the most famous phrases in American history. But what does that mean for Terri Schiavo? She has the right to these things just like any other American.
It is vital to note Schiavo is not in a coma or vegetative state, but brain damaged and by no means brain dead. If the courts allow her to be killed, this sets a horrifying precedent and endangers the lives of all disabled people. If Schiavo is killed, it will be murder.
The fact that a person is unable to speak is no reason to kill her. At birth, a baby is not killed because it cannot speak. Schiavo's dependency on a feeding tube is not a reason to kill her. Anyone deprived of food and water would soon die. Why should this woman be starved to death?
If Schiavo is killed, it will be a sad day for all of America. We must be a society that welcomes life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all people.
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