[BykrBayb]

That is so sickening. As a parent, I can't imagine how any "parent" can do that to their own child.

[8mmMauser]

The March for Life

(CNSNews.com) - The siblings of Terri Schindler Schiavo - the brain-injured Florida woman whose life ended in March 2005 by court-ordered dehydration at her husband's request - plan to attend the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Monday. "It's not just about abortion, anymore. The culture of death in our nation is threatening the lives of people like my sister through euthanasia," Terri's brother, Bobby Schindler, said. "It is happening quietly every day in nursing homes, hospitals and hospices around our nation. People need to be aware that this could touch a member of their family at any time," he added. The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation, formed initially to save Terri's life, is working to help medically vulnerable patients and their families faced with similar situations. "We deal with cases all the time where families are desperately seeking someone - anyone - who can help them deal with medical professionals and facilities that are refusing to provide life-sustaining treatment for their loved ones," said Suzanne Schindler, Vitadamo, Terri's sister. "It is absolutely frightening how often this is happening. Families need somewhere to turn.""

Schiavo Siblings to Attend March for Life

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[bjs1779]

To continue...........

Whether she maintained her swallowing ability after the insertion of the tube is unknown, as no follow-up swallow study was done because it was thought this would distress Nancy's parents......

If such a study had confirmed her ability to swallow, she might have been put on a program to improve that ability until she was able to take enough food by mouth that the G-tube could be withdrawn.

Without the study, of course, no one knows if she could have lived without the feeding tube. Neurologist (and "right-to-die" activist) Ronald Cranford testified that even had she been able to eat by mouth, spoon feeding in cases like Nancy's "would be morally repugnant" and was "totally inconsistent" with what was wanted (Nancy's death).