New Guardian Urged for Terri Schiavo, More Evaluation of Her Condition Needed

LifeNews.com ^ | December 2, 2003 | Steven Ertelt

[nickcarraway]

Tallahassee, FL (LifeNews.com) -- An independent guardian appointed for Terri Schiavo told Governor Jeb Bush Tuesday that she deserves a permanent guardian other than her estranged husband Michael. He also claimed Terri is in a permanent vegetative state, but added that she should be re-evaluated by experts.

Under Terri's Law passed by the state legislature, an independent guardian was authorized to provide Governor Bush with recommendations about Terri's situation.

On October 31, Chief Pinellas-Pasco Chief Judge David Demers appointed Dr. Jay Wolfson, a professor of health and law at Stetson University in Florida, as Terri's guardian ad litem, despite the suggestion of bias from Terri's family.

Wolfson submitted a lengthy thirty-page report to Bush on Tuesday.

According to a source familiar with the report, Wolfson describes Terri as being in a persistent vegetative state. However, numerous doctors say otherwise and videos made by Terri's parents show her responding to doctors and her family.

Dr. William Hammesfahr, a neurologist from Clearwater, where Terri was hospitalized, is a recognized national expert on PVS and is a Nobel prize nominee. He says Terri's eyes clearly fixate on her family and she tries to follow the simple commands her parents give her.

"She looks at you, she can follow commands," Hammesfahr said.

Wolfson says Terri should be granted a permanent guardian other than Michael Schiavo. Among other concerns, Terri's family says has denied her appropriate medical and rehabilitative care he was obligated to provide from a medical malpractice award he received.

Wolfson also said medical experts should be brought in to evaluate Terri's cognitive function and her rehabilitative abilities.

Following the passage of Terri's Law, Wolfson told WFTS-TV in Tampa, Florida: "If this law stands the constitutional test of the courts, then it certainly implies the executive of our state has the prerogative of injecting the state into your life, or your family member's life."

Pat Anderson, the family's attorney, later told LifeNews.com that they met with Wolfson and were "very hopeful he can get his work done in the thirty days given to him."

Related web sites:

Terri's family - http://www.terrisfight.org

[Wampus SC]

"(Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.)"

"The appearance of stupidity is the perfect disguise for malice."
--- From "Axioms of the Wampus"

[Lauren BaRecall]

They're all in collusion! Including that judge who appointed Wolfson. Every new character brought into this, is related in some way.

Birds of an agenda flock togedda.

[pepsionice]

This independent guardian...who supposedly had no connection to the husband (or the parents)...is probably totally correct. I think most people just don't want to hear his comments...and will just press for another independent guardian to be appointed...who will likely say the same thing. Everyone wants to quote some doctor who says how well she improved...but almost every other health professional that knows her case...says it won't get any better.

[pc93]

Let's see your evidence then.

[daylate-dollarshort]

This article was posted on other threads. However, follow this link:

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/florida/MGA9EPDHQND.html

Maybe if you got your information from sources other than these threads your arguments would be more cogent.

[Wampus SC]

"This article was posted on other threads. However, follow this link:

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/florida/MGA9EPDHQND.html"

Oh, good! It only took five or so tries to get it done just this once. Now they can be compared!

"Maybe if you got your information from sources other than these threads your arguments would be more cogent."
Gratuitous, but that's OK. There was no argument. Simply stating that you again didn't post a link isn't the presentation of an argument. And you're talking about cogency, huh? :) That's cute, in a way. I sure feel a lot less concerned about taking trollers seriously.

You're in a position to know FR is my only source of information? You wouldn't be, er, "psychic", by any chance, would you?