Documentary Reveals New Details In Terri Schiavo Case

UC Daily News ^ | February 25, 2009 | Gina Adams

[BykrBayb]

How is this possible? It isn't possible that the jury actually believed he was innocent. His "defense" was that he conspired with the head of the state medical board to commit his crimes. How much more obvious could he have been?

Thread by trumandogz.

Jury finds Kan. doctor not guilty in abortion case (Tiller the Baby Killer!)

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Jurors have acquitted one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers of violating Kansas law requiring an independent second opinion for the procedure.

[BykrBayb]

Today's update from the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation:

Four Years Ago Today, March 27, 2005

Today was Day 10 of Judge George W. Greer's court ordered slow death by starvation and dehydration of Terri Schindler Schiavo. Over the next two weeks we will post stories of the events that occurred on each of those days. We offer this not only in respect for Terri's memory, but a reminder that in this moment countless people are suffering slow, agonizing deaths in hospice, nursing homes, and hospitals in America and around the world.

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Family 'Grief Stricken' as Legal Options Dissolve and Terri Schiavo Nears End

From March 27, 2005 (FBW)

In the hours just before Easter Sunday, when Christ's resurrection is remembered in special services throughout the world, Terri Schiavo's parents sent out an urgent request to supporters.

“Everyone go home. Be with your children, hold them close and cherish every moment you have with them,” said Paul O'Donnell (pictured), spiritual advisor to the Bob and Mary Schindler.

Voicing the wishes of the family to dozens of reporters in the day’s news conference at about 9 p.m. EST, O’Donnell referenced the approaching holiday and said the Schindler family is ‘grief stricken’ at watching their daughter’s life ebb away through court-ordered starvation and dehydration.

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[BykrBayb]

Italian Senate approves right-to-die restrictions

ROME (AP) — The Italian Senate approved a bill Thursday to ban caregivers from suspending food and water to any patient — a move that comes after a right-to-die case divided the nation.

The woman in that case, Eluana Englaro, died last month after her family cut off her food and water. She had been at the center of a legal battle since entering a vegetative state following a 1992 car accident.

The new bill, if approved by the lower house of parliament, would allow people to decide in advance how they want to be treated if they become incapacitated and to state it in a living will. Currently, Italy has no law allowing a living will.

The legislation also states that while patients have a right to refuse treatment, they cannot refuse nutrition or hydration because those are not treatments but "vital support."

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[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[BykrBayb]

You’re welcome!

[Dante3]

Thanks for the update.

[BykrBayb]

Here’s a pleasant surprise for a change.

Thread by topher:

FOXNEWS: Kansas Governor Signs [Ultrasound] Bill ... [for] Those Seeking Abortions

TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signs a bill ensuring that women and girls seeking abortions can see ultrasound images before the procedure.

[BykrBayb]

Nobody’s surprised by this. Sarah has proven herself before.

Thread by radar101

Palin stands firm on consent

JUNEAU -- State legislators are talking about compromising on a major abortion battle over parental consent, but Gov. Sarah Palin isn't interested in the deal.

The compromise under discussion would be legislation that requires parental notification but not consent. That means parents would have to be told about their teenager's plan to have an abortion but wouldn't have to give their permission for it to happen.

North Pole Republican Rep. John Coghill, with Palin's backing, is still pushing for the full version generally requiring parental consent before girls under age 17 could get an abortion.

[Lesforlife]

I beg your pardon but where does God say one person
has the right to consent to the death of another ?

[BykrBayb]

He never did, and never will.

[Lesforlife]

www.personhoodusa.com
www.personhood.net

[Lesforlife]

[Lesforlife]

[BykrBayb]

Four Years Ago Today, March 28, 2005

Today was Day 11 of Judge George W. Greer's court ordered slow death by starvation and dehydration of Terri Schindler Schiavo. Over the next two weeks we will post stories of the events that occurred on each of those days. We offer this not only in respect for Terri's memory, but a reminder that in this moment countless people are suffering slow, agonizing deaths in hospice, nursing homes, and hospitals in America and around the world.

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Judicial Barbarism May End in Horrific Death

From March 28, 2005 (Jewish World Review)

By Nat Hentoff

Florida Circuit Court Judge George Greer (pictured) has again ordered the removal of 41-year-old Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. As of this writing, attempts by the Republican Congressional leadership and some Democrats are being made to save her, through the courts, but the odds are long.

If she dies of dehydration and starvation, this grave injustice can affect the rights of many disabled Americans who do not have clearly written directives as to their treatment when they can no longer speak their wishes.

The fundamental issue in Terri's case is disability rights — not the right to die. Throughout all the extensive media coverage of the case, there has been only slight mention — usually none at all — that nearly every major disability rights organization has filed legal briefs to prevent what they and I regard as judicial murder. The protests are not only from pro-lifers and the Christian Right.

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[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Dante3]

It absolutely was judicial murder, and a horrific one. There would have been hysteria if this type of death had been ordered for the worst of the worst such as the subhuman Carr brothers.

[BykrBayb]

If anyone has more information to offer about Baraq’s abortion record, please contact Tom Hoopes at NCRegister. I always find the compilations of voting records to be more informative than the average opinion piece, from either side.

Thread by GonzoII

Obama: 100 Days of Abortion

BY TOM HOOPES
Saturday, March 28, 2009 4:06 AM

Obama (wiki photo)

As his April 29 100-day mark nears, the Register is compiling an editorial about president Obama’s abortion record, starting with his days as an Illinois state senator. Let me know if it’s missing anything.

March 28, 2001: Voted “No” to the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act in the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee.

March 6, 2002: Voted “No” to the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act in the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee.

April 4, 2002: Voted “No” to the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act on the Illinois Senate floor.

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[BykrBayb]

I still don’t understand how we got to a point where a judge could order the public extermination of an innocent woman, and actually carry it out.

[BykrBayb]

Please drop by and give a prayer bump to this thread by Faith.

40 DAYS FOR LIFE - DAY 32 (PRAY TO END ABORTION IN AMERICA!) (45 MILLION DEATHS)

40 Days for Life consists of 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion,
40 days of constant, peaceful vigil outside abortion centers and Planned Parenthood offices
and 40 days of active pro-life community outreach.

Your community may be participating in this prayerful vigil.
If so, please join others in your area
or unite with thousands across America
during the 40 days of Lent
in praying for an end to abortion in this nation.

[BykrBayb]

I’m looking forward to seeing this video. When any of you get the chance to see it, please post a review for the rest of us.

Thread by me.

Award-Winning Documentary on Terri Schiavo to be Featured at National Right to Life Convention NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) will have a special screening of the new documentary, “The Terri Schiavo Story” from Franklin Springs Family Media, at their national convention in June. Additionally, National Right to Life will be endorsing the film in their April edition of the National Right to Life News which is sent out to nearly 400,000 subscribers. NRLC State Organization and Development Director Jacki Ragan stated, “This story is one that pro-lifers ought to review once a year.”

The NRLC review of the documentary goes on to say, “The DVD does an excellent job summarizing Terri’s life and the titanic legal struggle that eventually broke out between the Schindlers and Terri’s husband…even for the viewer who only casually watches The Terri Schiavo Story, it is clear just how unjust was the death sentence meted out to Terri.”

As the fourth anniversary of her death approaches, the ethical and cultural implications of Terri’s case are still being felt throughout society and continue to spark debate. Just last year during the Democratic debates, President Obama said one of his “regrets” as a Senator was voting for Congress to intervene to save Terri’s life. Hosted by author and speaker Joni Eareckson Tada, who became personally involved in the case in 2005, The Terri Schiavo Story sheds new light on the controversial decision that led to the death of a 41-year-old disabled woman.

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