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  • Appeals Court Rejects Terri Schiavo's Parents' Religious Liberties Arguments

    12/29/2004 4:30:39 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 28 replies · 743+ views
    LifeNews.com ^ | December 29, 2004 | Steven Ertelt
    Clearwater, FL (LifeNews.com) -- In a decision released Wednesday with no written opinion, Florida's Second District Court of Appeal denied an appeal filed by the parents of disabled woman Terri Schiavo saying that starving her to death would be a violation of her religious liberties. Bob and Mary Schindler argue that euthanizing Terri would abrogate her First Amendment religious rights. As a Catholic, Terri likely would agree with the church's position against euthanasia. The Schindlers pointed to recent comments against euthanasia and assisted suicide by Pope John Paul II. The pontiff has said that removing the feeding tube form a...