Welcome
Bobby Schindler is President of the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network, Senior Fellow at Americans United for Life, and Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute. Bobby advocates for the medically vulnerable in honor of Terri Schiavo, his sister. He speaks internationally, and can be booked for speaking through Ambassador or Catholic Speakers Organization.
Advocating for
medically vulnerable persons
As a result of my experiences fighting for my sister Terri, I’ve devoted my life to advocacy for medically vulnerable persons. Since 2005, through our non-profit organization, the Terri Schaivo Life & Hope Network, we’ve assisted more than 3,000 patients and families in crisis with the resources they’ve needed to fight for their loved ones. I’m grateful for your willingness to learn how these vulnerable persons face denial/withdraw of care by their physicians, hospitals, and insurance companies—those very people and institutions that should be helping them.
India’s Top Court Allows Parents to Remove Brain-Injured Son’s Feeding Tube
(BBC) – In a landmark ruling, India’s Supreme Court has allowed the removal of life support of a 31-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for more than a decade. This is the first instance of court-approved passive euthanasia – the act of withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatment – in India. The man, […]
Sault Woman Helps Brain Injury Survivors Rebuild Their Lives
(SOOTODAY) – An ATV accident in 2010 changed a Sault woman’s life in more ways than one. “I had a concussion and I injured my neck and back pretty badly, so that sent me to hospital in Sudbury,” Chantal Scopacasa told SooToday. She went through a long recovery process before she regained her mobility. There […]
Maya Gebala Breathing on Her Own as Recovery Continues, Mother Says
(CHVN Radio) – The mother of 12-year-old Maya Gebala says her daughter has reached another milestone in her recovery, breathing on her own after doctors removed her breathing tube. In a Facebook update shared Friday, March 6, Maya’s mother, Cia Edmonds, described the emotional moment as doctors tested whether her daughter could breathe independently. “She […]
