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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Democratic presidential hopeful Dick Gephardt said he disagreed with Gov. Jeb Bush for ordering a feeding tube reinserted into a brain-damaged woman, saying the matter should have been decided by the judiciary. Gephardt, speaking Saturday at the Florida Democratic Convention, said he thinks issues like the ones surrounding Terri Schiavo "are best left to the courts." "I don't think that legislatures and governors ought to be inserting themselves in these questions," the Missouri congressman told reporters. "I think the court has a made a ruling in this case and it's a matter that courts ought...

REPOST WITH CORRECT ADDRESS FOR THE HOSPICE-please ping your Terri lists From www.Terrisfight.org Terri's Birthday: Terri's Birthday is December 3rd. So many people have contacted us, recently, to ask how they may participate. We are so delighted that so many people want to help Terri enjoy her special day and we appreciate the kindness that people have shown to Terri. Because Terri's husband does not permit her to have flowers in her room, we ask that you consider doing something else that would be as meaningful. Here are some things you can do: If you can come to Florida,...

The intention of this thread is to gather the greetings, prayers, and well-wishes of all who share a concern and love for Terri Schindler-Schiavo. These can then be printed out to be given to Terri’s family. So many have posted here about Terri over the last several years! Please come back for a moment to ‘sign a card’ that will be given to Terri on her birthday Dec. 3 at the hospice in Pinellas Park. Leave a prayer or greeting if you’d like. Thanks to all who have been concerned for Terri and have been motivated to act on her...

(Thread 11) Link back to thread 10 (Nov. 24-30) .Contained in Thread 10: Who can be a guardian, 1993 letter from Bob Schindler to Michael Schiavo, Palm beach Post editorial and FReeper response, T'wit's song about Schiavo and Felos, transcript of Lee Webb's (CBN) interview with Kate Adamson, partial timeline of Terri's case, the story of Martin and Anne Shapiro and the report on Terri's birthday party, . Click on pic for Terri's website . This thread serves as a place for posting all new general information and references, along with links following Terri's case, plus information on cable...

(Thread 10 - November 24-30) Link back to thread 9 (Nov. 19-23) .Contained in Thread 9: Carla Iyers testimony, Terri's 1990 physical exam and treatment plan, contact information for Judges Demers, Greer and Baird, judicial misconduct and how to report it, address to send cards for Terri's birthday, contact information for Bernie McCabe, link to friend of the court brief filed on behalf of Florida legislature, police report following Terri's collapse and Michael Schiavo: Profile of a Sociopath. . Click on pic for Terri's website . This thread serves as a place for posting all new general information and...

People already have the right to refuse unwanted treatment, and suicide is not illegal. What we oppose is a public policy that singles out individuals for legalized killing based on their health status. This violates the Americans With Disabilities Act, and denies us equal protection of the laws. Disability opposition to this ultimate form of discrimination has been ignored by most media and courts, but countless people with disabilities have already died before their time. —Not Dead Yet: The Resistance, a disability rights organization, Forest Park, Illinois, October 28, 2003 In 1920, a prominent German lawyer, Karl Binding, and a...

Gov. Jeb Bush fired a volley of legal shots Wednesday at the husband of a brain damaged woman who is at the center of a right to die case, saying there needs to be a jury trial on whether Terri Schiavo wanted to be kept alive artificially. The governor also sought to remove Pinellas Circuit Court Judge W. Douglas Baird from hearing the constitutionality of the new law enacted to keep Terri Schiavo alive after her feeding tube was removed last month. In yet a third legal filing, the governor argues that Terri Schiavo's rights under the Florida Constitution are...

(Thread 9 - November 19-23) Link back to thread 8 (Nov. 14-18) .Contained in Thread 8: Contact info for Judge Greer and the 6th DCA, link to argument between Pat Anderson and Judge Greer, Judge Baird's predetermination of the case, timeline of Terri's case, statutes being violated (also here) in Terri's case, contact information for Bernie McCabe and Jay Wolfson ( link to a better address for Bernie McCabe), super contact list for Florida courts, legislature, Senate and Washington, link to Gov. Bush's amicus curiae brief, Responding to Patients in the Persistent Vegetative State , a Christian parspective, PC93's...

If a man dehydrated his dog to death, the New York Times would probably call for his incarceration. Michael Schiavo tried to dehydrate his wife to death and the Times casts him as a benevolent "legal guardian." He is overseeing her "right to die," it < a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/23/opinion/23THU2.html">editorializes. A right to die? This is a euphemism for a duty to die. The advocates of euthanasia believe that humans deemed inconvenient and useless should die. The Times speaks of "Ms. Schiavo's right to die in peace." Since when has starvation conduced to a peaceful death? Starvation guarantees a violent one. Euthanasia...

TERRI'S FIGHT (Daily Thread 1 - October 29, 2003) . .Links to Previous Threads ( roughly from older to more current): Freepers call to action re. Terri Schindler-Schiavo. Make a complaint against Judge Greer: | August 28, 2003 TERRI SCHINDLER SCHIAVO CALLING ALL FREEPERS Pt2 Disabled FL woman given Death Sentence by FL Courts | Posted 09-21-03 TERRI SCHIAVO TO DIE IN ATTORNEY'S "DEATH FACTORY": SUNCOAST HOSPICE BOSS IS GEORGE FELOS... | Posted 11-24-02 Florida Woman to Be Allowed to Die Despite Family's Wishes | Posted 8/05/03 Terri (Schiavo) Hospitalized The Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation | Posted 8-15-03 JUSTICE IN AMERICA...

TERRI'S FIGHT(Daily Thread 2 - October 30-31, 2003)Link back to thread 1 - October 29, 2003 Contained in thread 1: Summary of Terri's bone scan, transcript from "On the Record" response from Bobby Schindler and Attny. Pat Anderson to Michael Schiavo's appearance on Larry King Live, link to where to search public records for Pinellas County (for a fee), information on Terri's Lights, link to transcript from Larry King Live interview with Michael Schiavo and George Felos, synopsis of radio interview with Michael Schiavo's brother in Pennsylvania, summary of interview with Pat Anderson on Michael Reagan's show, portion of testimony...

TERRI'S FIGHT (Daily Thread 2 - November 1-2, 2003) Link back to thread 2 - October 30-31) .Contained in thread 2: .Contact information for the ACLJ, link for Chris Ferrara's legal brief, Senate Amendment to Terri's Bill, Ken Connor of the Family Research Council joins fight for Terri's Law, contact information for law enforcement and Judge Demers, Republic's impassioned letter to Judge Demers, Schiavo's claim that Terri's surgery was a success, link to CBN interview with the Schindlers (Oct 31), state's medical directors come out against Terri's Law, more links to testimony and legal debate, short bio on Judge Demers,...