Update (3/18/05): If you’ve landed here through an Internet search, please see the latest post on Terri Schiavo.
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Update II: I wondered why the source link suddenly didn’t work. CNSNews retracted the story because there is no stay. It seems that M. Schiavo is free to have his wife killed. See Blogs for Terri.
Update III (5:35 p.m.): Sorry for the late update on this. Long meeting. As you can tell, I’m not the go-to person, but here’s the latest from the Miami Herald:
The fate of a severely brain-damaged woman remained locked in a flurry of legal gamesmanship Tuesday, as a state appeals court cleared the way for her husband to have a feeding tube removed but a local judge then blocked the removal, at least for another day.The 2nd District Court of Appeal offered no specific instructions in a one-page mandate allowing Michael Schiavo, husband of Terri Schiavo, to order his wife’s tube be removed.
But an hour later, Circuit Court Judge George Greer issued an emergency stay blocking the tube’s removal until 5 p.m. EST Wednesday as both sides prepared for more arguments in his courtroom earlier that day.
More from Musing Minds, Blogs for Terri, Wizbang, Wittenberg Gate…
Update IV (8:48 p.m.): Hugh Hewitt is talking to a very frustrating neurologist who believes Schiavo should be killed. In case you’re wondering, Hugh falls squarely on the side of LIFE!
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The husband of Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged woman on feeding tubes, will have to wait another day for her to die. Curses! Foiled again.
A Florida circuit court ruled Monday afternoon that Michael Schiavo could take no action until after a previously scheduled hearing on Wednesday.Terri’s parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, filed an emergency motion seeking the temporary protection for their daughter after losing an earlier court battle Monday morning. In that action, the Florida Second District Court of Appeals indicated that it would issue a mandate on schedule Tuesday that would clear the way for the lower court to set the date on which Terri’s feeding tube could be removed.
Schiavo’s attorney, “right-to-die” advocate George Felos, had signaled Schiavo’s intention to stop his wife’s nutrition and hydration “immediately” after the issuance of that mandate. The Monday afternoon ruling by Pinellas-Pasco County, Fla., Circuit Judge George Greer prevents that, until at least Wednesday. (Source)
Who’s blogging for Terri? The Anchoress, Allthings2all (offers a great round-up), Terri’s Fight, Pro-Life Blogs, Hyscience (with video)…
Also see Blogging for Terri Schiavo.
Very Important Update: I’m confused about what’s going on. Michael Schiavo is pulling the plug anyway? And I think I’m 24 hours behind the news cycle. The order expired today at 1:00 p.m.? Somebody want to help me out here?
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From what I can see, lawyers for the family submitted a request for a stay, but the judge never signed it. The site that reported the stay retracted the initial report.
Go to blogsforterri.com, they have the information. Apparently late last night court documents were released, one of which was the stay requested by the Schindler’s. But it was UNSIGNED by Judge Greer. The media picked up on the document and began to report a stay, however because it was not signed, and reportedly will not be signed, there is no stay. Michael is now as of 1:00 “legally” able to remove the feeding tube, morally however is another story! Thanks for continuing to get the information out there.
The CNSNews retracted the original story, didn’t they? That’s why the link was bad.
Yes and Richard from hyscience and blogsforterri confirmed with the schindler’s that this was a bad media report.
All the families and persons involved in this need our most heartfelt prayers and understanding.
I’m blogging for Terri, too, but track back doesn’t seem to want to work. I’ll give you a plug anyway.
Remember no matter the outcome, all things will work out in accordance to God’s will. For that we thank God and pray we have courage to accept Terri’s fate with dignity.
either way, Terri’s story should be yet another clarion call for us to renew our efforts and ensure that never again should judges ever play God. Part of that will be to hold the feet of every representative to the fire of moral values and if Quislings don’t like it they may as well start looking for a new career when they electioncycle ends. The litmus testing begins now.
We all know it is about the money. I suggest that we Christians (and other concerned citizens) begin taking up a collection and “buy” Terri from her husband for an amount approximately equal to 80% of her insurance value, with the stipulation that 1. custody be given to her parents, and 2. A divorce decree is executed immediately.
Hey, I would chip in my $10-20. So La Shawn, when are you going to organize this?
If Terri is allowed to die the state will have sactioned pure,unadulterated MURDER!
Pray for Terri and her family-PLEASE!
I’m blogging for her too-that her wishes not to be kept alive as a vegetable and paraded about as a conservative pet cause be fulfilled
Lashawn…now late breaking news has (from blogsforTerri)and the Schindlers: http://www.blogsforterri.com/archives/2005/02/judge_greer_iss.php
That Judge Greer just now issued a stay until 5pm tomorrow.
Uggh…This Schiavo dude makes me wanna barf. I haven’t followed this case very well. Only soaked up what I’ve briefly seen or heard from others.
Without getting into legalities, all I’ll say is the woman should be placed in the care of her parents. This husband sounds a little too whacked to deserve any say over her.
Thank goodness Michael Schiavo has no children or animals (for their sake). The man is a modern day version of Romania’s Vlad the Impaler.
The commenter who stated that Michael Schiavo has no children is incorrect. Michael Schiavo has “moved on with his life” which is a leftist way of saying that he is shacking up with another woman while still legally married to Terri. Michael Schiavo and his adulterous partner have illegitimate children.
Also please take the time to watch this moving and convincing video showing Terri her interacting with her father and is NOT in a persistent vegetative state and therefore this would clearly be MURDER if he removes her sustenance.
href=”http://hometown.aol.com/GordonWWatts/myhomepage/ConversationWithTerri.wmv”
also please see href=”http://www.blogsforterri.com/” to join the fight and see the action plan
…Where are the Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons when it really matters? They can come to the rescue of chickens but not someone who truly cannot help themselves! Amazing!!!…
Scrappleface is on this as well.
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UPDATE:
World Net Daily Reports that Judge Greer ordered an emergency stay until 5 p.m. tomorrow…
It is totally amazing why Terri’s husband just doesnt DIVORCE her….why kill her?
Rose,
The thing is, he’s had children with another woman now, and is obviously strung between fenceposts here… as long as Terry lives, she might recover, and if she does, his perfidy is on public display.. he has always said she wanted to die if she was in this condition, and if he walks away from this with only a divorce, the world will know that all he really wanted was this other woman.. he can’t afford the damage to his reputation, so he’s trying to KILL HER INSTEAD, ON PRINCIPLE.
hard to believe, isn’t it…
Michael was theoretically able to begin starving Terri at 1 pm today (as others have noted the media reported several erroneous articles). At 1 pm today, Judge Greer ordered a temporary “stay” which will keep Michael from doing anything until 5 pm tomorrow Wed.) See BlogsforTerri.com for the details.
I believe in the right of an individual to determine not to be medically supported after the mind is gone. My family knows this is my desire. At 73, you think about things like that.
I think that the legal machinery should provide for an annulment when the family objects to the husband’s decision, and I also believe that consideration should be given to the expense of maintaining Terri on the public dole, as opposed to health care for those who will recover.
LaShawn,
You can read the actual court document of the stay that is in effect until Wednesday evening at TerrisFight.org, the Schindler family site. The document is at this url: http://www.terrisfight.org/documents/022205stay.pdf
Thanks, Dory!
Actually the comparison to Vlad Tepes (aka the Impaler) warrants an immediate apology…to Vlad. He had the testicular fortitude to do his own dirty work.
Does anybody know what LOGISTICALLY Jeb Bush could do to stop this. Does he have the power to issue an Executive Order in Florida? Does he have to power to order a investigation into the cause of her injuries and take her into protective custody as a result?
On some of the blogs, they talk about the Florida constitution providing a basis for saving her life–but how, logistically, could Bush use this?
Where I part company is with those, including the Pope, who say there is a moral obligation to provide food and water to those who are conslusively in a persistent vegetative state.
I have my doubts about the Schiavo case mainly because she didn’t have a living will and because there is disagreement about her condition.
However, if people are claiming that it is always wrong to deny food and water regardless of one’s neurological state, then I dissent. My own living will provides that feeding tubes are not to be used if I am found to be in a PVS, for the sooner I will be in paradise, hallelujah, praise God.
I do oppose all forms of euthanasia, which I define as the use of medicine or device to hasten death.
Its too damn bad it dosnt involve a rare animal or plant or she was a death row inmate then the liberals would be going out of their way to save her i mean its plain sick when there are those who care more for some worthless plant or aninal or some damn rappist then they do this poor woman i mean why dont her rotten husband get involved in a accedent and see how he likes having his life support disconnected
FrankJ at IMAO.us (a Right sided comedy blog) said “you wouldn’t starve a dog to death, so why is it humane to starve a human?”
Why doesn’t her husband just hand custody back to her parents? I don’t get it. Especially if she can say a few words, and show reaction and recognize people, that is not a brain dead “vegetable”. She will know when the tube is removed, and I have no doubt fully feel pain from starving to death.
I can’t judge him for finding another woman, or not being mentally able to endure it anymore, after all it’s been so many years. But if he had any dignity he would allow her parents to care for her. There is no excuse for his behavior.
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