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SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 2D03-5200 ROBERT SCHINDLER and MARY SCHINDLER, parents of THERESA MARIE SCHIAVO, Appellants, vs. MICHAEL SCHIAVO, as Guardian of the person of THERESA MARIE SCHIAVO Appellee. On Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit In and for Pinellas County, Florida, Circuit Civil Case No. 03-008212-CI-20 APPELLANTS' INITIAL BRIEF AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE PATRICIA FIELDS ANDERSON, P.A. Jay Alan Sekulow* Patricia Fields Anderson James M. Henderson, Sr.* Fla. Bar No. 352871 Walter M. Weber* SPN 00239201 David A. Cortman* 447 3rd Avenue North, Ste. 405...

As Terri Schiavo turns 40 next week, her loved ones fight for her life By Maria Strinni Gill Terri Schiavo will turn 40 next week, and her uncle, Michael Tammaro of Corning, wants her to get a lot of birthday cards. Schiavo's story has garnered national media attention recently and an outpouring of support from around the world. The Florida woman, severely disabled and barely able to communicate for 13 years, has been the subject of a legal dispute between her parents and her husband as to who should determine Terri's care and whether she should be allowed to die....