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Mother pleads for Terri Schiavo's life (US House convenes at 1:00 PM EST - LIVE THREAD
Kansas City Star/AP ^
| 2/20/05
| Mitch Stacy
Posted on 03/20/2005 9:26:17 AM PST by Dane
Mother pleads for Terri Schiavo's life
MITCH STACY
Associated Press
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Hanging their hopes on a last-minute compromise in Congress, Terri Schiavo's parents notified her hospice to prepare to have her feeding tube reinserted on Sunday, her third day without food or water.
Congressional leaders from both parties hoped an agreement reached on a bill would allow the tube to be restored while federal courts review her case. The House and Senate were expected to take up the legislation by Sunday or early Monday. If passed, President Bush planned to sign it.
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But Mary Schindler pleaded for parents nationwide to call their congressional representatives and pressure them to vote for a bill to prolong her daughter's life.
"There are some congressmen that are trying to stop this bill," she said outside her daughter's hospice. "Please don't use my daughter's suffering for your own personal agenda."
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Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Fla., issued a statement late Saturday saying he will make an objection that would stop the vote Sunday. Any member can demand that a majority of members be present to do business. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., said he was trying to gather enough votes to defeat the bill Monday
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bush; civilrights; congress; crueldeath; cultureofdeath; eugenics; evil; hardenedhearts; killingterri; killingthedisabled; killingthehandicaped; killingtheweak; lifelibertyhappiness; notafederalissue; parentsrights; protectterri; saveterri; schiavo; schindler; secularhumanism; terri; terrischiavo; terrisfight; wassermanshultz
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To: Dolphy
I respect your opinion, but I see it exactly opposite. I don't want the "state" (see fed or state gov.) to be involved in my determination of my ultimate outcome. I gave that right to my wife and she to me. She is the only one who really knows my wishes and mine hers.
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posted on
03/20/2005 10:33:22 AM PST
by
MarketR
("We are pioneers of the world; the advance-guard, sent on through the wilderness of untried things")
To: Orlando
God is lying right there in Florida - "least of these my brethern, you have done it unto me." and so forth
142
posted on
03/20/2005 10:34:23 AM PST
by
don-o
(Stop Freeploading. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor.)
To: MikeinIraq
I cannot stomach these Dems on TV right now telling us how sorry they are for Terri in her family, but "rules is rules"---
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posted on
03/20/2005 10:37:08 AM PST
by
Txsleuth
(Mark Levin for Supreme Court Chief Justice!)
To: MarketR
That's not the case her, there exists no written living will for Ms. Schiavo.
Nobody is questioning your living will. It is irrelevant to the case at hand.
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posted on
03/20/2005 10:37:11 AM PST
by
wrathof59
("to the Everlasting Glory of the Infantry".........Robert A Heinlein)
To: TomGuy
They are on Fox right now.
145
posted on
03/20/2005 10:37:13 AM PST
by
Humal
To: MarketR
Be careful you may get accused of being a troll and banned from posting on this thread.
To: Txsleuth
and its up to the GOP to use those same rules and shove it right up their @$$e$....
unfortunately it will take until tomorrow....that sucks...
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posted on
03/20/2005 10:38:03 AM PST
by
MikefromOhio
(Silly Hippies, Bush Won!!!!)
To: Orlando
Here they are talking about "conscience". Barney Frank, Wexler (FLorida), Jim Davis (Florida), Debbie Wasserman (Florida), etc.
You want to bet that Michael's (RIGHT TO DIE) attorney is pressuring them?
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posted on
03/20/2005 10:38:16 AM PST
by
kcvl
To: MarketR
Thats what happened to me a little earlier.
To: Beeline40@aol.com
Well they certainly are yuking it up at this press conference.
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posted on
03/20/2005 10:39:58 AM PST
by
Bahbah
To: Orlando
Why does God stop his forces from attacking?
Perhaps for the same reason that He didn't keep the Twin Towers from collapsing. God doesn't intervene the way that we'd like for Him to-- no matter how badly we want it.
151
posted on
03/20/2005 10:40:14 AM PST
by
Clara Lou
(Hillary Clinton: "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.")
To: Humal
I am a bit worried....Fox New's site says they will change the bill again to try to make it more palatable to Dems. What the &$^#?
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posted on
03/20/2005 10:40:32 AM PST
by
rwfromkansas
(http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
To: don-o
Robert Wexler just said that "We believe we stand in the shoes of Terri Schiavo"
Are ya'll believing the crap that is piling up on the House carpet right now?
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posted on
03/20/2005 10:41:00 AM PST
by
Txsleuth
(Mark Levin for Supreme Court Chief Justice!)
To: Bahbah
I hope the entire country sees what these heartless PIGS are doing to Terri and her real family, not that SICKO so-called husband that wants her DEAD!
Oh, GREAT, Jim Moran (the WIFE BEATER) gives his OPINION!
154
posted on
03/20/2005 10:41:23 AM PST
by
kcvl
To: Thebaddog
That poor girl would have more rights if she was on Death Row. That girl would have more rights if she was a dog
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posted on
03/20/2005 10:41:25 AM PST
by
Mo1
(Why can't the public see Terry - What are they afraid of ??)
To: rwfromkansas; All
As an individual who refused brain surgery to remove a tumor because of the potential of not being euthanized in the event of a medical error, the possiblity of life in a vegetative state and having some pain in the ass group or another coming to court and file on my behalf, I think I have pretty strong credentials and a first person point of view. Take 10 individuals through a stroll through the "incapacitated" ward of any hospital at random, the 9 with common sense would say they wouldn't want that type of existance.
That refusal was 20 years ago and I live day to day, each day above ground a bonus. The neuro-surgeons who advised me were pretty well known for their skills and their knowledge but I went with my gut. It seems the procedure they recommended then was starting cause problems long-term in patients who had the procedure.
I don't doubt the sincerity or knowledge of those doctors but it was MY life on the table. As one of the neuros told me, "You don't f--k with someone's brain as a first resort.
Anyway, an MRI in Mrs. Schiavo's situation would show little except structure. Anyone REALLY wanting to know the truth would go for a PET scan. That scan shows function and activity response to stimuli.
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posted on
03/20/2005 10:41:58 AM PST
by
olde north church
(Intelligent Design: A golden calf for a new Millennium)
To: MarketR
I don't want the "state" (see fed or state gov.) to be involved in my determination of my ultimate outcome.Neither do I. I want the state to protect my right to determine my own fate.
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posted on
03/20/2005 10:42:46 AM PST
by
Dolphy
To: Beeline40@aol.com
I have been a member of FR since 1998. I have a conservative record here longer than many have even known this site existed.
If Jim chooses to ban me for voicing an "ultra-conservative" view, there is not much I can do about it. But just to sit on the sidelines and not voice my fear of what we might be allowing the feds to ultimately do is not my style.
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posted on
03/20/2005 10:42:57 AM PST
by
MarketR
("We are pioneers of the world; the advance-guard, sent on through the wilderness of untried things")
To: Mo1
That girl would have more rights if she was a dogNo kidding! How about the WIFE BEATER (Jim Moran) lecturing us on compassion.
159
posted on
03/20/2005 10:42:58 AM PST
by
kcvl
To: Thebaddog
She'd have more rights if she were a dog or cat in San Francisco.
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posted on
03/20/2005 10:42:59 AM PST
by
Endeavor
(GO ILLINI)
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