Source: Schiavo's Feeding Tube Is Removed

My Way News ^ | Mar 18, 2005 | MITCH STACY, AP

[AliVeritas]

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (AP) - Doctors removed Terri Schiavo's feeding tube Friday despite an extraordinary, last-minute push by Republicans on Capitol Hill to use the subpoena powers of Congress to keep the severely brain-damaged woman alive, a source close to the case told The Associated Press.

It is expected that it will take one to two weeks for Schiavo to die, provided no one intercedes and gets the tube reinserted. The source had been briefed on the situation but spoke on condition of anonymity.

The removal came amid a flurry of maneuvering by Schiavo's parents, state lawmakers and Congress to keep her alive. Committees in the Republican-controlled Congress issued subpoenas for Schiavo, her husband, and her caregivers demanding that they appear at hearings on March 25 and March 28.

But the judge presiding over the case later refused a request from House attorneys to delay the removal, which he had previously ordered to take place at 1 p.m. EST.

[SoDak]

I've made it known to my family that unless they want a haunting, they won't shut off my tube. I plan to hang on til the bitter end.

[Sola Veritas]

"If I am not "here," then I want my spirit to be released from my body so that it can go to the Lord."

You contradict yourself. If you are "not here" that would imply your "spirit" is already gone and your body is just hasn't died. Do you really think that if God is ready for your "spirit" to be "released" that mankind could thwart that? The "god" you worship is certainly wimpier than the God I worship.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Thats what I thought. it was word of mouth, and not even dictated.

NO court will allow a "word of mouth" will in any case. This judge has something to gain from it, period.

[silent_jonny]

Well said.

[negril]

Thanks for the brief humor respite. I might add a Missouri murder trial to the list.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Does she have a written will, or living will like Michaels attorney is saying she does??

None of the above.

[Tarantulas]

The moral from this is to make sure that your wishes in case such a thing happens are in writing. My wife and I would both wish to die if either of us were ever in Terry's position, and have so stated in writing as a result of this legal/legislative/media train wreck. Whether you would or whether you wouldn't, make sure that the wishes of you and yours are all written down so that this sort of thing never happens in your family.

That's an excellent point. My wife and I both have living wills and we both said the same thing. I hope the MSM takes note of this part of the story and we get some public service spots on TV about where to go to fill out your living will.

The other moral of this story is that bulemia kills. She might as well have taken an overdose of sleeping pills. She ended up in the same condition as Karen Ann Quinlan and Paul Brophy.

[GeekDejure]

This is perversion. Starving a woman to death is perverted.

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Hehehehehehehe (dirty laugh) I'm Judge George Greer and I really, really love it!
Hehehehehehehe (dirtier laugh) Me too, and I'm the loving husband of that bitch!

[DCPatriot]

#11...most logical and pragmatic response on all the threads.

Good for you!

[Sola Veritas]

"This judge has something to gain from it, period."

I have been told by a Floridian that he recently won reelection. So, he thinks he has a mandate. He has to kill her or look bad. Plus, I think he has an ego problem.

[joesnuffy]

Scientology,the Clearwater Bar Associtation and Judge Greer

[eleni121]

Yeah...I tried calling too. Felos is evil and I don't know that I want to leave a message for him. Maybe a Greek Orthodox prayer...he left his Christian faith to become a zombie new ager.

[rhetorica]

Actually, I don't have a spouse or children. My parents are in their 70s and so I really think I need to protect myself against people (probably well-meaning) who would have no idea what I would want. So, yes, this should be a lesson to all of us to put it in writing. I'm also requesting that my brother be the one to make the decision in order to spare my parents from having to do it. I'm leaving all my assets to either my parents or my brother's children, so he will not directly benefit from my death and, therefore, should not have any financial conflict of interest. I have talked to my parents and my brother about my wishes and they understand and support them. My attorney, who is also my best friend, will be the backup in case I'm pre-deceased by my brother.

That said, I plan on living as long as possible!

[LegalEagle61]

I love seeing the posts of these people that obviously do not know the entire situation here and are posting in favor of the murderous Michael Schiavo. Hearsay testimony as to whether these are Terri's actual wishes should not be admissible, but this loser LIEberal demon of a judge who is likely on the take, seems to go against what is proper in the law. Terri is not suffering, I am sure if she were her parents would not be putting up this fight. They love their daughter and have known her 41 years, versus Michael's 6 years....they would do nothing to hurt their daughter....but Michael already has..committed adultery and yet he professes to love her? Anyone believing that must be brain dead themselves! He should not be allowed to have anything to do with Terri any longer, how can they allow him to call the shots when he is living an adulterous life with a whole new family? Something isn'y right here and we need God's help to get to the real truth.

[Sunshine Sister]

This is indeed a sad day.

[GeekDejure]

It seems to me, that you have nothing to contribute to this issue except slogans, and we've heard these slogans already. Over 31 times in fact.

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Waaaaaaaaaaaa.... Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, I'm gonna eat some worms !!! ;-((

[beezdotcom]

I do believe the body should be sedated until the end, though.

Why? Certainly, she is no more capable of experiencing pain and suffering than a fetus being aborted, right?

[Tarantulas]

Thats what I thought. it was word of mouth, and not even dictated.

NO court will allow a "word of mouth" will in any case. This judge has something to gain from it, period.

Nah, it's a legal thing. They were just following Florida legal precedent. This isn't the first time this has happened, in Florida or anywhere else. It's just a case that people have latched onto for some reason.

The legal process utilized by the trial court in this case is not new. Long before Mrs. Schiavo suffered her heart attack in February 1990, the Supreme Court of Florida had already determined that the express right of privacy in article I, section 23, of the Florida Constitution gave both competent and incompetent persons the right to forego life-prolonging procedures. See John F. Kennedy Mem'l Hosp. v. Bludworth, 452 So. 2d 921 (Fla. 1984); see also Corbett v. D'Alessandro, 487 So. 2d 368 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986); In re Guardianship of Barry, 445 So. 2d 365 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984). In Corbett, this court interpreted this constitutional protection to apply not only to persons who have the foresight and resources to prepare a living will, but also to those whose wishes have not been reduced to writing. Earlier, in Barry, the right had been recognized by this court for a child who could not have prepared a written directive.

Both the Supreme Court of Florida and this court have concluded that the decision to "terminate artificial life supports is a decision that normally should be made in the patient-doctor-family relationship." Bludworth, 452 So. 2d at 926; see also Browning, 543 So. 2d 258 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989), approved, 568 So. 2d 4 (Fla. 1990). We have, however, emphasized that the courts remain open to make these decisions under the Florida Constitution when family members cannot agree or when a guardian believes that it would be more appropriate for a neutral judge to make the decision. See, e.g., Bludworth, 452 So. 2d at 926-27; Browning, 543 So. 2d at 269. As we explained in Schiavo I, this is the approach that Mr. Schiavo, in his capacity as legal guardian of his wife, selected in light of the bitter conflict within this family.

[Chiapet]

The website abstractappeal.com seems to have the most factually based history of the case on it's Terri Schiavo info page. This is the link: http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/infopage.html

[toddlintown]

Did it. Thanks.