Just FYI, this thing has been dragging up and down through both the state and Federal court system for more than a decade. It has been to the state supreme court three times, and to the SCOTUS once (which refused even to hear the case). Last winter, Mrs. Schiavo was examined by a panel of physicians: two appointed by her husband, two appointed by her parents, and one appointed by the judge. Predictably, the four doctors appointed by parties to the case supported the position of the side that hired them. The physician chosen by the judge sided with the husband, and found that Mrs. Schiavo is in a persistent vegetative state, with no expectation that she will ever recover.
In summary, this case has been winding its way through the court system for a very long time. It is standard practice in (so far as I know) every state in the union that when a patient is unable to make decisions for herself, and has left no written instructions as to her wishes, the closest living relative is called upon to make those judgments, in consultation with her physicians. In the course of 10 years of court battles, Mrs. Schialvo's parents have failed to persuade any judge, anywhere, either state or Federal, that Mr. Schialvo is not acting appropriately in his wife's best interest. And despite the allegations circulating about foul play, they have failed to persuade any prosecutor's office that there is reason to believe that a crime has been committed or is being committed.
That's about as good a summary of the situation as you're going to get.
Sorry, there is no second chance here. If this Judge and this husband aren't weighing all evidence - Terri has no hope.
The Governor can pardon a condemned murderer on death row. Terri, helpless and innocent, gets no independent guardian? No one's keeping her husband from divorcing her. NO ONE. Her own mother wants to care for her. Where is the justice?
Yeah, I guess eating jello with a spoon doesn't count, since she wasn't the one holding the spoon.
Paging Christopher Reeve...