Action Alert! Fight to Keep Terri Alive!

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As many of you may know, the State Court in Florida has determined that

today at 1 PM Terri Schindler-Schiavo is to begin a long process of starvation

and dehydration. The Federal Government has been working on legislation that

will protect Terri. Just this morning, a subpoena was issued for Terri to

appear before Congress next week to testify on her circumstances. This buys

her

more time, while both houses in Congress work to agree on the Incapacitated

Persons Legal Protection Act. This law would allow for Terri and others in

her situation to ask the federal district courts to review rulings of the

state courts which they feel denies them their rights.

Our society, our media, and our government frequently undervalue the quality

of life experienced by people with disabilities. Despite the high life

satisfaction reported by many people with the most significant disabilities, we

are still often viewed as pitiable. Many non-disabled people suggest that they

would rather be dead than disabled, but we cannot allow this perspective to

determine our nation's policy on starving to death people who are legally

incapacitated.

Please use this link to contact your Representative in Congress and our

Senators Clinton and Schumer today and urge them to support the Incapacitated

Persons Legal Protection Act today! This is particularly important in New York

as Senators Schumer and Clinton seem to view this as a " right to die " issue

instead of a disability rights issue.

http://capwiz.com/rochestercdr/issues/alert/?alertid=7255456 & type=CO

Spino

Systems Advocate

Center for Disability Rights

(voice/TDD)

jspino@...

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