TRANSCRIPT - Interview With Michael Schiavo - CNN LARRY KING LIVE

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LARRY KING, CNN HOST: Tonight, exclusive: Michael Schiavo speaks out about his emotional fight to have his brain-damaged wife's feeding tube removed. He says he's trying to follow Terri Schiavo's wishes. Her family calls it judicial attempted murder. Michael Schiavo with personal insights into a 13-year ordeal is next on LARRY KING LIVE.

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TRANSCRIPT - Interview With Michael Schiavo - CNN LARRY KING LIVE

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[Future Useless Eater]

I thought he admitted melting down her wedding rings for
himself?

[Future Useless Eater]

others have said he admitted putting her cats to sleep? I cant find that here either

[cpforlife.org]

Yes, I remember both of those things. I have not looked this transcript over that closely.

[cyn]

So glad this is posted here. I've been wondering if all we heard that night appears on the transcript.

[cyn]

To put a face on who we are talking about here:

taken in 1990 (did it take 4 hrs then, Michael?).

If Terri would be allowed out today, this is who we would see. She is NOT in a coma, not PVS, NOT on life support.

In fact, to be blunt, she has less tubes than Christopher Reeves!

[trustandobey]

Thanks for posting this. Husband from hell says the doctors could have prevented this. How in the world could they have prevented him murdering her?

[syriacus]

So I held her in my arms, and I'm trying to shake her up

Shake her up? When she's lying on her face with her arms underneath her?

[syriacus]

Michael:
Now, Terri makes the same noises for the last 14 years. She's made the same facial expressions.

What Cyn's said above, bears repeating , Michael.

	Something's changed, Michael. 14 years ago you were gazing at Terri as though she were "in there."

[Theodore R.]

Even this youthful picture was a fake. It was intended to get sympathy from "emotional" jurors in regard to "insurance," wasn't it?

Now the people don't seem "emotional" about Terri. Many demand that she die -- Eleanor Clift, Janet Reno, etc. "Where is the compassion," to paraphrase Bob Dole?

[Theodore R.]

SCHIAVO: Removing somebody's feeding is very painless. It is a very easy way to die. Probably the second better way to die, being the first being an aneurysm.

AND IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME AT ALL. I've seen it happen. I had to do it with my own parents.

HERE IS THE SMOKING GUN, FOLKS. HE HAS ALREADY KILLED BEFORE!!!!

[syriacus]

Now the people don't seem "emotional" about Terri.

Terri is enough of a person for Greer to seriously heed her (alleged) pre-collapse words about "no tubes."

Terri is enough of a person to "deserve" privacy.

But, Terri is not enough of a person to deserve Constitutional protection for her life.

Dogs are lucky that they cannot speak.

Because dogs can't speak, no one can say they ever asked to be starved.

[Mr. Silverback]

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[Mr. Silverback]

Dogs are lucky that they cannot speak. Because dogs can't speak, no one can say they ever asked to be starved.

Now that is quote of the day material. Bravo!

[nickcarraway]

He admitted to melting down her wedding rings in a deposition or in court- I don't think he mentioned that on Larry King.

[lonevoice]

Absolutely quote of the day! This would make an awesome T-shirt for the people at the vigil!