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  • Future Of End-Of-Life Laws Unclear In Legislature

    02/14/2004 6:05:43 AM PST · by phenn · 8 replies · 235+ views
    News4Jax.com ^ | 02-13-04 | Associated Press
    TAMPA, Fla. -- "Terri's Law" was actually an appropriate label for the measure passed by the Florida Legislature last fall to save the life of brain-damaged woman Terri Schiavo. Lawmakers in special session crafted the bill so narrowly as to apply only to Schiavo's unique situation. At the urging of her parents, they gave Gov. Jeb Bush authority to order a feeding tube reinserted into her stomach, six days after her husband had it removed with court permission. The unprecedented government intervention into a right-to-die case attracted national attention, aroused strong emotions on both sides and brought to the forefront...