The Second District Court of Appeal in Lakeland turned down parents Bob and Mary Schindler on two key issues. That leaves intact the scheduled Friday removal of the feeding tube.
The court refused to overrule Pinellas Circuit Court Judge George Greer's denial of a stay while the parents pursue further appeals in the case.
The court also declined to order a new trial which the parents claim is necessary because Terri Schiavo had not been given an independent attorney to represent her interests.
The 41-year-old woman has been at the center of a long-running legal battle between her husband and parents.
Absolutely awful.
Unless the law can get passed in the house...this is nearing a horrible end.
Just maybe she will be in the hands of the Lord on Friday instead of all the lunatics wanting to chain her to the public forum for the rest of her life.
Their motion is stronger in that they are requesting more time to investigate allegations of abuse -- something the Appeals Court should grant.
Governor Jeb Bush has the authority and right to act if the Appeals Court does not listen to the DCF. The DCF has the power of executive branch of government which reckless Judicial Activists Judges are not allowed to step on.
The Empire Journal site has been hacked, hacker taking down stories of Judge Greer's corruption. They completely took the site down last night. There is a big stink eminating from that area of Florida. AG Crist, are you going to do your job? Illegal activities authorized by Judge Greer have been and are still occurring and yet he reigns.
DCF is a useless entity if they have to get permission to do an investigation. Waiting to see what the ruling is on DCF from the 2nd DCA.
guess it isn't so clear in the law...otherwise, all these vaunted judicial minds would be agreeing with me that they're taking a life without due process.
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If only Terri was living in ANWAR, then she would be allowed to LIVE!
Following from Cheryl Ford,
Volunteer with www.terrisfight.org:
"Read: Today, the 2nd DCA denied the motion for a stay.
They are using Dr. Wolfson's testimony to base their ruling.
Note: Wolfson has a JD and a doctorate degree in Public Health. He is not a Medical Doctor.
Jay Wolfson, Dr.P.H., J.D.
http://hsc.usf.edu/publichealth/eoh/jwolfson/
B.A., History,University of Illinois, Chicago 1973
M.A., History, New York University, 1974
M.P.H., Community Health Administration,
Indiana University, Bloomington 1975
Dr. P.H., Health Services Organizations,
University of Texas, Houston 1981
J.D., Law, Stetson University College of Law 1993
This is appaling and so apropos. Follows through with the corruption and ignorance in the local courts here in Florida. Terri's feeding tube will be removed on mARCH 18, 2005 AT 1:00PM ET based upon such decisions."
http://www.2dca.org/opinion/March%2016,%202005/2D05-968.pdf
Santorum Vows to SAve Terri Schiavo
A top GOP Senator is vowing to save a disabled Florida woman from a court-ordered starvation-execution this week, with the new legislation reportedly winning the backing of key leaders in the U.S. Senate.
Commenting on plans to remove Terri Schiavo's feeding tube this Friday, Sen. Rick Santorum told the Hill newspaper on Wednesday: "That's not going to happen on my watch."
http://www.geoffmetcalf.com
the article describes in detail what will happen to her as she dies....
The court is being presented with a choice:
A. Forbid the feeding tube, thus starving the patient to death (a very unpleasant demise by any standard)
B. Allow the feeding tube until the patient's wishes might be more firmly established (which could mean never, of course, abd expiration occurs from other natural causes).
Why on earth would any rational judge select choice A? The mere possibility of an unjust or unwanted termination of life should easily outweigh the unsubstantiated no-resuscitation wish. This decision violates numerous basic tenets of law: unclear estate wishes are typically voided, err on the side of caution when lives are at stake, prohibition against state sanction of unwarranted cruelty to citizens (even the worst of the worst), etc.
Break out the industrial strength aluminum hats and asbestos suits, the fanatic Save Terri At All Costs crowd is on a rampage.
Is it Christian to make up lies and repeat lies about abuse and neglect to demonize Michael because people disagree with the fully legal and often reviewed decisions? Like I tell the fanatical Democrats with the conspiracy theories on the last election. Get over it. You are in the minority and the majority voted for Bush. In this case, Judge Greer was recently re-elected by a wide majority. The polls show a wide majority of people agree with his decisions.
Flame on all you want.
Child of God...
We pray those judicial sinners...
Do not cause the hour of thy death...
Amen !!!
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Perhaps it is time to let the wolves have her?
Evil bastards, this case makes me sick. I think her parnets should hire some mercenaries and have her moved to a safe location. No way they would starve my daughter while I watched, they would have to kill my ass. Absolutely disgusting.
In Florida the system does not work. There are too many abuses of the law to even list them. First of all, Terri left no living will, there is no proof that she would have wanted to die, seems unlikely she would have chose a horrible, slow way to be killed.
Heartbreaking news. I'll continue to offer up prayers!