U.S. Judge Rejects Feeding-Tube Appeal in Schiavo Case
March 23, 2005, Day 6 of Judge George W. Greer's court ordered death by starvation and dehydration of Terri Schindler Schiavo. Over the next two-weeks, Terri's Network will post stories of the events that occurred on each of those 13 horrific days. We offer this not only in regard for Terri's memory, but as a reminder that as we speak, countless people are suffering slow, agonizing deaths in hospices, nursing homes, and hospitals in America and around the world.
From March 23, 2005 (New York Times) - A federal judge refused Tuesday to order the re-insertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube, denying an emergency request from the brain-damaged Florida woman's parents. The ruling by U.S. District Judge James Whittemore (pictured) came after feverish action by President George W. Bush and Congress on legislation allowing her contentious case to be reviewed by federal courts. The judge said the 41-year-old woman's parents had not established a "substantial likelihood of success" at trial on the merits of their arguments. The tube was disconnected Friday on the orders of a state judge in Florida. (continue reading . . .)
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