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AP Wire
Key Dates in Schiavo Right-To-Die Case
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050320/APA/503200882&cachetime=5
By The Associated Press
The timeline in the case of Terri Schiavo, who has been at the center of a protracted legal battle between her husband and parents over the husband's attempts to remove her feeding tube:
- Feb. 25, 1990: Terri Schiavo collapses in her home from possible potassium imbalance, temporarily stopping her heart and cutting off oxygen to her brain.
- November 1992: Schiavo's husband, Michael, wins more than $1 million in malpractice suit.
- July 29, 1993: Upset over Terri Schiavo's care and the lawsuit money, her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, try to have Michael removed as Terri's guardian. The case is later dismissed.
- Feb. 11, 2000: Circuit Judge George W. Greer approves Michael Schiavo's request to have Terri's feeding tube removed.
- April 2001: State and U.S. supreme courts refuse to intervene, and Terri Schiavo's tube is removed, but another judge orders it reinserted two days later.
- Feb. 13, 2002: Mediation attempts fail, and Michael Schiavo again seeks permission to remove feeding tube.
- Nov. 22: After hearing medical testimony, Judge Greer finds no evidence that Terri Schiavo has any hope of recovery and again orders tube removed.
- Oct. 15, 2003: Tube removed for second time.
- Oct. 21: Gov. Jeb Bush signs hastily passed bill allowing him to intervene, then orders tube reinserted.
- Dec. 2: Independent guardian finds "no reasonable medical hope" that Schiavo will improve.
- Sept. 23, 2004: Florida Supreme Court strikes down "Terri's Law" as unconstitutional.
- Feb. 25, 2005: After declining to give the Schindlers more time to pursue other legal and medical options, Judge Greer gives permission for tube removal at 1 p.m. March 18.
- March 16: U.S. House passes a bill aimed at keeping Terri alive.
- March 17: Florida House passes a bill intended to keep Terri alive; U.S. Senate passes bill different from U.S. House version.
- March 18: Feeding tube removed. Greer rules against congressional Republicans who had tried to put off tube removal by seeking her appearance at hearings.
- March 19: Congressional leaders from both parties agree on a bill that would allow the tube to be reconnected while a federal court reviews the case. The White House said President Bush would sign the bill when it is passed.
- March 20: The Senate passes the bill, but Democrats in the House delay passage of the measure, which could be voted on early the next day.