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CLEARWATER - Terri Schiavo has been moved from a hospice to an assisted living facility, but the move does not signal a change of heart by her husband, who insists his wife would not want to be kept alive with a feeding tube. The move, from Hospice of the Suncoast in Pinellas Park to Park Place of Clearwater, was made late Tuesday or early Wednesday because the Pinellas Park facility is about to undergo renovations, said George Felos, attorney for Michael Schiavo. Schiavo is locked in a series of court battles with his in-laws, Bob and Mary Schindler, over their...

Pinellas Park, FL (LifeNews.com) -- Terri Schiavo has been moved from the Pinellas Park hospice facility where she has lived for years. She was moved temporarily to a retirement home in nearby Clearwater while renovations are taking place at the hospice. Hospice workers will continue to care for Terri at the Park Place assisted living facility. Terri's father and brother visited her on Wednesday and they say she is responding to them more than she has at any point since her feeding tube was removed for the second time in October. "We really had a good session with her today,"...

Family 'outraged' by PR blitz against legislative intervention----------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the wake of proposed legislation inspired by the plight of Terri Schiavo and days ahead of a pivotal court ruling in her case, national right-to-die groups have launched a campaign to promote their cause in the name of Terri and rally public sentiment against further life-saving intervention on the part of Florida lawmakers. A federal judge is scheduled to consider a motion next Friday filed by Terri Schiavo's husband, Michael Schiavo, seeking a ruling that "Terri's Law" – the law quickly passed by the Florida Legislature Oct. 21 to allow Gov....

(CNSNews.com) - A Pinellas County, Fla., teacher - who is disabled and works with disabled students - claims she is being fired because she voiced her support for another disabled Florida woman: Terri Schindler Schiavo. Rus Cooper-Dowda told CNSNews.com Tuesday that the Pinellas County School Board was set to fire her Tuesday night for sharing her opinion about the Schiavo case in response to a reporter's question. The school board responded that no reason was needed to fire the probationary teacher. Terri Schindler Schiavo is the 39-year-old woman who suffered a severe brain injury under questionable circumstances in 1990. Doctors...

Pinellas Park, FL (LifeNews.com) -- One of the few polls related to the plight of Terri Schiavo was released on Sunday and it shows that a strong majority of Florida residents are opposed to Terri's Law, the legislation allowed Governor Jeb Bush to ask doctors to reinsert her feeding tube and save her life. Conducted by The Miami Herald and St. Petersburg Times newspapers, the poll showed that 65 percent of Flordians said they opposed the law while 23 percent favored it. Some 12 percent were undecided or didn't answer. Respondents were asked: "As you may be aware, Governor Jeb...

I arrived at Hospice Woodside Wednesday afternoon at about 4:15 p.m. I waited for a deluxe table to accommodate the lovely floral arrangement for the Schindler Family from freeper gwb and gop man, also on behalf of talk radio in Savannah, Ga and floriduh voter. The flowers arrived before gwb and gop man and I drove them to Hospice Woodside with other decorations for Free Republic's table #8. Freepers, the theme for our table went back to the founding fathers. Printed artwork from Dover Publications was of lady liberty standing side by side with an eagle, a town crier crying...

Pinellas Park, FL (LifeNews.com) -- Members of Terri Schiavo's family celebrated her 40th birthday on Wednesday as supporters gathered outside of the Woodside Hospice building where she lives. Pro-life people from across the United States came to show their support for the woman who has become the focus of the national debate over euthanasia. "The support for Terri has been overwhelming. Our family is touched by the tremendous outpouring of love and encouragement for our daughter," said Terri’s mother, Mary Schindler. According to Terri's family, many supporters came bearing gifts and several hundred people sent Terri birthday cards and while...

Pinellas Park, FL (LifeNews.com) -- Buried in a report filed by a law professor appointed to evaluate Terri Schiavo's medical and legal situation is an account of an attempt at mediation. Dr. Jay Wolfson worked to get Michael Schiavo, Governor Jeb Bush and Terri's family to come to an agreement that would have provided a possible out-of-court resolution. However, the talks failed and now Michael Schiavo's attorney disagrees about the serious of the mediation attempt in the first place. On Tuesday, Wolfson, a Stetson University law and health professor, filed a report to Governor Jeb Bush claiming Terri Schiavo has...

<p>Dr. Jay Wolfson, the guardian ad litem (legal advocate) for Schiavo, submitted his report to Florida Gov. Jeb Bush Monday. His findings were made public Tuesday.</p> <p>Wolfson also recommended that more testing be done in the case to satisfy the contentious nature of the litigation.</p>

REPOST WITH CORRECT ADDRESS FOR THE HOSPICE-please ping your Terri lists From www.Terrisfight.org Terri's Birthday: Terri's Birthday is December 3rd. So many people have contacted us, recently, to ask how they may participate. We are so delighted that so many people want to help Terri enjoy her special day and we appreciate the kindness that people have shown to Terri. Because Terri's husband does not permit her to have flowers in her room, we ask that you consider doing something else that would be as meaningful. Here are some things you can do: If you can come to Florida,...

By now, most of you are familiar with the Terri Schindler-Schiavo situation down in Florida. Now that her life has been spared through the intervention of the Florida State Legislature and Governor Jeb Bush, many of us can sit back and reflect upon the events as they unfolded. Serious Questions About Religious Rights From my own perspective as a canon lawyer and a baptized Catholic, the incident I found most troubling throughout this drama was the denial of Terri's right to the sacraments. Terri is a baptized Catholic. As such, she enjoys certain basic canonical rights. Thus we should find...

Dr. Alan Keyes, Declaration Alliance Dear Friend of Life, I pray that you will read the enclosed letter with a grateful, generous and charitable heart. My friend, Randall Terry, has just fought an extraordinary battle against the killing spirit of our times - and by God's grace, emerged victorious! Let me tell you what happened behind the scenes. While I was in Israel, a federal court decreed that Terri would die. My chief of staff, Mary Parker Lewis, contacted Randall Terry (Founder of Operation Rescue) and asked him to give his full attention and efforts to saving Terri's life. After...