'Exit protocol' for brain-disabled woman? (Breaking - Schiavo)

WorldNetDaily ^ | Aug. 29, 2003 | Sarah Foster

[pc93]

No sir. I respect your opinions.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thank you for posting the Bishop's 'retraction'. The original acceptance of Terri's starvation was one of the scariest decisions I've seen on the part of the church.

WND is doing a good job of putting Terri's case up front where it belongs. They have a widespread international readership. They took THIS article and added a new headline and the new first paragraph, kept it on the front page:

 

MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Federal Court grants hearing in Schiavo case

Husband orders wife removed from hospital despite severe illness

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Posted: August 30, 2003
11:05 p.m. Eastern

By Sarah Foster
© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

A Federal District Court judge in Tampa has scheduled an emergency hearing in the case of Terri Schindler-Schiavo, a disabled woman whose husband has petitioned the courts to end her life by the removal of her feeding tube. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 2, 2003 at the Federal Courthouse in Tampa.

 
 Terri Schindler-Schiavo
 before her disability.

Terri's family has posted background information and news about her situation on a website

Previous stories

Attorney: Jeb Bush letter only a 'good first step'

Gov. Bush's plea for Schindler-Schiavo rejected

Jeb Bush intervenes for Schindler-Schiavo

Schindler-Schiavo on 'death row'

Husband bars priest from brain-damaged wife

Brain-damaged woman hospitalized

Terri trying to talk

Petition drive launched for Terri Schiavo

Judge: Remove woman's feeding tube

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Thank you all for working so hard to get the word out. Terri's in danger from now 'til Tues, imho. There are plenty of reasons for many involved in this case to not want any further investigation into how this could possibly have been allowed to happen in America, to be dragged on without the whole world knowing about it for years (PRESS cover-up!). This is a major scandal.

Prayers please.

[Don Joe]

Wow.

Get a load of this!

[Robert Drobot]

What comes round goes round. For her and her husband, I hope it's in spades.

[Robert Drobot]

Clearly, it's time for me to go to bed.

"What comes round goes round. For her and her husband, I hope it's in spades." should have been written:

What goes round comes round. For her and her husband, I hope it's in spades.

Good night or good morning wherever you are.........

[syriacus]

Thanks for the pings to the latest news and ideas about Terri.

I posted this thought on the other link, too.

I keep wondering what any eeg's, brain scans, say about her condition.

It seems fairly obvious that she isn't brain-dead.

Could severe depression, on top of the insult to her brain, be contributing to the way her responses are diminishing over time?

I know I'd be depressed if I were in her condition. Medication might help with that.

[palmer]

Maybe he was trying to get rid of her 13 years ago?

That has been the suspicion.

The jury awarding the money for her injuries determined that she was 70% responsible for her them (bulemia) and her doctor was 30% responsible.

[Theodore R.]

Are the bishops saying that removal of a feeding tube of a person who can breathe on his own is NOT euthanasia? What about the agony of starvation? Did not the bishops come to the defense of Bobby Sands, who starved himself to death in 1981 regarding Northern Ireland-British controversies?

[Theodore R.]

Why do you suppose Michael Schiavo has not yet suffocated the poor creature to death in that he often "visited" her and demanded that all the personnel of the nursing home or hospice leave while he was there?

[kimmie7]

Only Terri knows whether or not he's guilty. Oh Lord, what have we come to?

[kimmie7]

Only Terri knows whether or not he's guilty. Oh Lord, what have we come to?

should have been

guilty -- of spousal abuse.

The rest of his culpability is apparrant.

[Mo1]

"It is extremely troublesome to me that a Catholic woman, Terri Schiavo, would not be the first priority of the Florida bishops for the promotion of their belief that life is sacred," Hennessy wrote. "It is further troublesome that these same bishops have not vigorously defended the Pope's position on euthanasia and their own Catholic teachings on adultery. (Mr. Schiavo has fathered a child with his present girl friend, though he is still married to Terri.)"

As a Catholic women .. I have to agree with her .. their stance on this issue is baffling and they should taken a stronger stance

[hocndoc]

If you look at the videos on the parent's website, at the time those videos were taken (when the court had her examined, evidently), Terri Schiavo was not in a "persistent vegetative state."

[TheSpottedOwl]

"Looks like someone worked her over real good".

I'm hoping that Terri keeps holding on through the weekend. I also hope that there is an ambulance and state troopers standing by to get Terri out of that hospice the minute her death sentence is commuted.

[hocndoc]

http://www.terrisfight.org/lead.htm
Here's the website

[TheSpottedOwl]

I'm not too impressed with the Catholic Church's response to issues such as this one. Btw, I'm Catholic. I'm glad that the bishops have reversed their position.

That is the problem with defending yourself in court. It all boils down to whether or not you can afford to pay for justice to be done. If you have no money, you're finished. Patricia Anderson is a wonderful person for helping the Schindlers.

[floriduh voter]

Thanks RC. Jpegs and hyperlinks. You're a peach.

[floriduh voter]

There are posts regarding Schiavo being alone in the room with Terri. Afterwards, Terri appeared to be in insulin shock.

Going back to the beginning, part of Terri's condition is related to a potassium imbalance. Can a person be poisoned by potassium, say in their food or drink?

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

I guess unless you are a DOG or a TERRORIST you can't garner the attention of the Human rights organizations in America!! Rich huh?

This woman is BRAIN DAMAGED.. NOT BRAIN DEAD. This is the MOST inhumane thing I've ever witnessed in all my life in this country..and it goes un-noticed by any womans group, or advocacy group.

Her parents want to help her.. but her husband wants her dead so he can move on. With the help of an idiot judge.

SHE IS RESPONSIVE she watches balloons as they move past her and her eyes FOLLOW them. She reponds with smiles and sounds to her Moms voice. She is RESPONDING..and now she is going to slowly die of starvation and THIRST!!!

HUMANE.. huh??

[Ohioan from Florida]

I'm not a medical expert by any means, but I think a potassium imbalance can be caused by any number of things, from gastro-intestinal disorders to bulimia (which purportedly could be one of Terri's problems). Possibly on food or drink, but I think that might be a more unlikely scenario than having a stomach virus or something like that. Maybe someone in Terri's family could tell us more about her codition way back when, if that's what you're getting at.