Schiavo Moves Closer to Death (Schindlers Attorney: She Has 'Passed the Point of No Return')

ITV of Britain ^ | 3.27.05 9:49 PM

[gopwinsin04]

The Schindlers attorney said that Mrs. Schiavo is declining rapidly and a morphine drip has been administered by medical staff at her hospice to help her ease her pain.

He added, 'At this point, we would say that Terri has passed the point of no return.'

The case has been in and out of court for years and has gripped America.

It has seen the intervention of US President George W. Bush, the US Supreme Court and Florida's Governor Jeb Bush.

The Schindlers, practicing Roman Catholics, have attracted passionate support from an array of Christian conservatives, right to life, and anti abortion advocates, who have been holding vigils outside the hospice.

[anniegetyourgun]

Bump

[tomahawk]

The PVS diagnosis was a crock.

Judge "I hear nothing, I see nothing, if it wasn't brought to me 3 days earlier" Greer knew full well she was not in a PVS in her latter days, he didn't care.

He wanted to enforce his "final judgment".

It's enforced now.

[need_a_screen_name]

I'm saddened by all of this as anyone, but lets keep in mind that it was the Schindlers' attorney who is saying this. Statement tailored for public consumption? I hope there is no pain.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

If she has awareness then all those interactions with her mother were real, not reflexes.

[gopwinsin04]

Michael has to kill her now because of the congressional subpoena tomorrow. (then she would be outside the jurisdiction of Greer)

[PatriotGirl827]

So where's the euphoria?

[cyborg]

He added, 'At this point, we would say that Terri has passed the point of no return.'

** I feel like cleaning and organizing my house for some reason.

[mtbopfuyn]

And may Terri meet him at the pearly gates and strike him down.

[sockmonkey]

What pain? I thought starving to death was supposed to be a painless process? Besides, she is supposed to be brain dead so she shouldn't feel any pain.

I think now that the euthanasia crowd has their very public legal precedent, they no longer need to worry about the small details.

[U S Army EOD]

I have a hard problem with this no pain from starvation thing. I have gone back and reviewed all the pictures I have seen of inmates starving at the concentration camps and can find no examples of the inmates gleefully waving from inside the wire.

[McGavin999]

He wouldn't be able to lie about the morphine drip because it is a controlled substance and the hospice will be required to report it.

[ChiMark]

What a crock the medical community has sold us! A painless euphoric death?

There should be hell to pay for this.

[AmericaUnited]

and a morphine drip has been administered by medical staff at her hospice to help her ease her pain

Where are all the know-it-all big mouths that stated with such certainty that she could feel no pain? Where are you?

[gopwinsin04]

[U S Army EOD]

It is no longer fun when your eyes dry out.

[Lexinom]

Hey! You can't insist on justice for the murderer! That's Nazi-like! You're guily of threats! </sarcasm>

[trickyricky]

Satan's trio are doing the happy dance

They wont be dancing when they have to stand before Jesus Christ and answer for this.

[Sterlis]

You mean that starvation is NOT euphoric after all? What a surprise.

The entire lot of Nazis that have done this to Terri should be rounded up and locked in a secure room so as to share in the "Euphoria."

They could encourage one another in their final quest for peace.

[beyond the sea]

Congratulations Michael, you got your wish. Now, may something absolutely as horrific happen to you, and please, may it come very soon.

The man needs an alias and plastic surgery for his future days. He better get in The 'Evil Sleazeball Protection Program'.

[tiamat]

I'd rather have the death by morphine than be starved to death.

:::shudder:::