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  • DCF Considers Removing Schiavo from Hospice by Force

    03/23/2005 2:34:59 PM PST · by gopwinsin04 · 947 replies · 24,971+ views
    Palm Beach Post ^ | 3.23.05 | Dara Kam
    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...