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Eine deutsche Stiftung hat den Eltern der amerikanischen Koma-Patientin Schiavo angeboten, ihre Tochter in der Bundesrepublik betreuen zu lassen. Es sei wichtig, dass sie die USA verlasse. Die Hellmonds-Stiftung will die amerikanische Koma-Patientin Terri Schiavo zur weiteren Versorgung nach Deutschland holen. Wie der Gründer der Stiftung zu Gunsten von Menschen im Wachkoma, der Wismarer Unternehmer Gerhard Hellmonds, am Mittwoch der Nachrichtenagentur dpa sagte, wäre eine auf solche Patienten spezialisierte Krankenschwester bereit, Schiavo kostenlos zu betreuen.

Sen. Bill Frist watched a videotape last week of Terri Schiavo made by her parents in 2001. He did this in his capacity as Senate majority leader and as a renowned physician. In both roles he performed miserably. As a senator, he showed himself to be an unscrupulous opportunist. As a physician, he was guilty of practicing medicine without a brain.

<p>Tonight it is, March 23, 2005, over five days since Theresa Marie Schiavo commenced her ordeal of purposeful and legally sanctioned dehydration and starvation. We await a decision from the three judge panel from Eleventh Judicial Circuit as to her fate, as her family struggles with seeing Terri's physical health deteriorate.</p>

State officials say they are considering removing Terri Schiavo from hospice, by force if necessary, despite numerous court orders upholding the removal of the artificial nutrition tube that has kept her alive for 15 years.Lucy Hadl, secretary of the Department of Children and Families, said Wednesday morning that her staff is relying on a state law that gives the department the authority to intervene on behalf of a vulnerable adult who is 'suffering from abuse or neglect that presents a risk of death or serious physical injury.' Hadl said that the DCF would have to file a petition in order...