Re: Sad day for those following Terri Schiavo

[Guest guest]

That just ticks me OFF!!! This women has enough brain functions to keep

vital systems working. She's not on a vent, she can breathe on her own, her

heart beats with out assistance, and the only outside support she is

receiving to stay alive is a feeding tube...I think it is CRUEL and UNUSUAL

PUNISHMENT to remove her feeding tube and leave her to die of starvation!!!

This truely saddens me. I think this is truely a selfish act on her

husband's part.

I guess this story has always bothered me because my son has a feeding tube

because he can not and does not know how to eat (however, is starting to

make progress, YEAH) OMG, if my 3yo son had his tube removed he would surely

die of starvation; But, this does not make his life any less worth living.

Maybe I'm just taking this too personally...Of course I worked last night

and have not slept properly either.

Thanks for the update ,

Kris

[Guest guest]

can you imagine if every feeding tube dependent person had their tube removed,

because it was " against their will to live? " Someone has to step in here. It's

infuriating and absolutely unconscionable that a HUSBAND who once loved this

woman, would not only want her to SUFFER through such a horrible death, but

would have withheld therapy or any life saving efforts. This just never sat

right with me.

~k

Re: [ ] Sad day for those following Terri Schiavo

That just ticks me OFF!!! This women has enough brain functions to keep

vital systems working. She's not on a vent, she can breathe on her own, her

heart beats with out assistance, and the only outside support she is

receiving to stay alive is a feeding tube...I think it is CRUEL and UNUSUAL

PUNISHMENT to remove her feeding tube and leave her to die of starvation!!!

This truely saddens me. I think this is truely a selfish act on her

husband's part.

I guess this story has always bothered me because my son has a feeding tube

because he can not and does not know how to eat (however, is starting to

make progress, YEAH) OMG, if my 3yo son had his tube removed he would surely

die of starvation; But, this does not make his life any less worth living.

Maybe I'm just taking this too personally...Of course I worked last night

and have not slept properly either.

Thanks for the update ,

Kris

[Guest guest]

Hopefully, the family/state of Florida will be able to find another

way to stop this murder. I doubt the court agreed that Terri should

die, just that the way Gov Bush went about it was wrong.

I question the motives of a 'husband' (and I use that term so

lightly) who has another family, with another woman, and stands to

gain insurance $$$. Terri has been lingering for over a decade,

right? Why didn't this fight start then? I guess the new honey

wasn't in the picture.

Let her parents have their child. If this guy truly loved his wife,

he wouldn't be sleeping with another woman. Divorce her and let

people who love Terri take care of her.

My opinion.

Pam

> I can't believe what I just read.....

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> Fla. Court Overturns Law in Right-to-Die Case

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> By Jane Sutton

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> MIAMI (Reuters) May 06 - A Florida court on Thursday

struck down a law that let the governor order a brain-damaged

woman's feeding tube to be reinserted over the objections of her

husband and legal guardian.

>

> Pinellas County Circuit Judge Baird ruled that

the law violated the state constitution because it allowed the

legislature to retroactively overturn earlier court rulings and

interfered with the right to privacy.

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> The ruling came in a long-running and highly

publicized right-to-die case involving Theresa " Terri " Schiavo, who

has been on life support since suffering a heart attack in 1990.

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> Doctors said Schiavo was in a permanent vegetative

state and would not recover. Her husband, Schiavo, won court

permission to remove the feeding tube that kept her alive, arguing

that she had told him before falling ill that she would not want to

be kept alive in such a condition.

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> Through years of court battles, Terri Schiavo's

parents, and Schindler, said their daughter responds to

them, that her condition could improve and that feeding should be

continued.

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> After the feeding tube was removed in October, the

Florida Legislature quickly passed a law giving Gov. Jeb Bush

authority to order it reinserted, and feeding was resumed under his

order.

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> Schiavo sued, saying the law was

unconstitutional because it allowed the executive branch of

government to overrule years of judicial rulings.

>

> Judge Baird agreed on Thursday, voided Bush's order

and restrained the governor from exercising any authority under the

law, which was known as " Terri's Law. "

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> The judge said the law was defective, among other

reasons, because it allowed the governor " to exercise unbridled

discretion in making the ultimate decision regarding the life or

death of a private Florida citizen, without standards, direction,

review, or due process protection of that citizen's private desires. "

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> It was not immediately clear whether the feeding tube

would again be removed.

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[Guest guest]

Let her parents have their child. If this guy truly loved his wife,

he wouldn't be sleeping with another woman. Divorce her and let

people who love Terri take care of her. "

The ONLY reason this guy would not want that, is as you mentioned, he's got

insurance $ to gain here. If he has chosen to move on with his life, you're

right. Divorce her, and let her parents care for her. To remove that tube IS

clearly murder....

Something for us all to think about. Another reason to make sure we all have a

notarized will.

~k

[ ] Re: Sad day for those following Terri Schiavo

Hopefully, the family/state of Florida will be able to find another

way to stop this murder. I doubt the court agreed that Terri should

die, just that the way Gov Bush went about it was wrong.

I question the motives of a 'husband' (and I use that term so

lightly) who has another family, with another woman, and stands to

gain insurance $$$. Terri has been lingering for over a decade,

right? Why didn't this fight start then? I guess the new honey

wasn't in the picture.

Let her parents have their child. If this guy truly loved his wife,

he wouldn't be sleeping with another woman. Divorce her and let

people who love Terri take care of her.

My opinion.

Pam

> I can't believe what I just read.....

>

>

>

>

>

> Fla. Court Overturns Law in Right-to-Die Case

>

>

>

> By Jane Sutton

>

> MIAMI (Reuters) May 06 - A Florida court on Thursday

struck down a law that let the governor order a brain-damaged

woman's feeding tube to be reinserted over the objections of her

husband and legal guardian.

>

> Pinellas County Circuit Judge Baird ruled that

the law violated the state constitution because it allowed the

legislature to retroactively overturn earlier court rulings and

interfered with the right to privacy.

>

> The ruling came in a long-running and highly

publicized right-to-die case involving Theresa " Terri " Schiavo, who

has been on life support since suffering a heart attack in 1990.

>

> Doctors said Schiavo was in a permanent vegetative

state and would not recover. Her husband, Schiavo, won court

permission to remove the feeding tube that kept her alive, arguing

that she had told him before falling ill that she would not want to

be kept alive in such a condition.

>

> Through years of court battles, Terri Schiavo's

parents, and Schindler, said their daughter responds to

them, that her condition could improve and that feeding should be

continued.

>

> After the feeding tube was removed in October, the

Florida Legislature quickly passed a law giving Gov. Jeb Bush

authority to order it reinserted, and feeding was resumed under his

order.

>

> Schiavo sued, saying the law was

unconstitutional because it allowed the executive branch of

government to overrule years of judicial rulings.

>

> Judge Baird agreed on Thursday, voided Bush's order

and restrained the governor from exercising any authority under the

law, which was known as " Terri's Law. "

>

> The judge said the law was defective, among other

reasons, because it allowed the governor " to exercise unbridled

discretion in making the ultimate decision regarding the life or

death of a private Florida citizen, without standards, direction,

review, or due process protection of that citizen's private desires. "

>

> It was not immediately clear whether the feeding tube

would again be removed.

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[Guest guest]

I do agree that there is no reason to discnnect the feeding tube, but

the law was wrong. The only reason the law was passed was politics

and not compassion by any lawmakers.

The husband probably feels he is doing it for the right reasons, but

it is probably time for him to stop the fight. He does not gain

financially if she dies, because he used any money he won in lawsuits

to fight and remove Teri's feeding tube.

If the feeding tube is removed, she most likely will not feel any

hunger or pain. She definitely feels no emotions, has no thoughts

and will never recover. Her CAT scan was shown on Larry King Live a

while ago and it shows her brain is atrophied(sp?) that it is

shrinking and now more spinal fluid than acutal brain tissue fills

her skull.

I actually hope that if I am in her shoes, that someone pulls my

feeding tube. But no one knows for sure if Teri felt that way or

not, so it probably safer to leave it in.

--Sange

> I can't believe what I just read.....

>

>

>

>

>

> Fla. Court Overturns Law in Right-to-Die Case

>

>

>

> By Jane Sutton

>

> MIAMI (Reuters) May 06 - A Florida court on Thursday

struck down a law that let the governor order a brain-damaged woman's

feeding tube to be reinserted over the objections of her husband and

legal guardian.

>

> Pinellas County Circuit Judge Baird ruled that

the law violated the state constitution because it allowed the

legislature to retroactively overturn earlier court rulings and

interfered with the right to privacy.

>

> The ruling came in a long-running and highly publicized

right-to-die case involving Theresa " Terri " Schiavo, who has been on

life support since suffering a heart attack in 1990.

>

> Doctors said Schiavo was in a permanent vegetative

state and would not recover. Her husband, Schiavo, won court

permission to remove the feeding tube that kept her alive, arguing

that she had told him before falling ill that she would not want to

be kept alive in such a condition.

>

> Through years of court battles, Terri Schiavo's

parents, and Schindler, said their daughter responds to

them, that her condition could improve and that feeding should be

continued.

>

> After the feeding tube was removed in October, the

Florida Legislature quickly passed a law giving Gov. Jeb Bush

authority to order it reinserted, and feeding was resumed under his

order.

>

> Schiavo sued, saying the law was

unconstitutional because it allowed the executive branch of

government to overrule years of judicial rulings.

>

> Judge Baird agreed on Thursday, voided Bush's order and

restrained the governor from exercising any authority under the law,

which was known as " Terri's Law. "

>

> The judge said the law was defective, among other

reasons, because it allowed the governor " to exercise unbridled

discretion in making the ultimate decision regarding the life or

death of a private Florida citizen, without standards, direction,

review, or due process protection of that citizen's private desires. "

>

> It was not immediately clear whether the feeding tube

would again be removed.

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Karyn....

What really makes me mad about this " husband " is he is

not honoring his marriage vows.... " for sickness and

health " . She has a family that LOVES her and wants to

keep her alive as long as possible. What he wants to

do is murder. I know that when my dad had his multi

strokes, my mother put him in a convelescent home to

care for him instead of having in home support,

because she could not stand to have a " sick/disabled "

person in the home. Sounds he is like the same kind

of person as my mom.

Laurie

--- Karyn <KissmeKaate@...> wrote:

> can you imagine if every feeding tube dependent

> person had their tube removed, because it was

> " against their will to live? " Someone has to step

> in here. It's infuriating and absolutely

> unconscionable that a HUSBAND who once loved this

> woman, would not only want her to SUFFER through

> such a horrible death, but would have withheld

> therapy or any life saving efforts. This just never

> sat right with me.

>

> ~k