This year marks the 20th anniversary of Terri Schiavo’s court-ordered death by dehydration. On March 18, 2005, Florida Judge George W. Greer ordered the removal of Terri’s feeding tube, leading to her agonizing death by starvation and dehydration for more than 13 days.
For each of those thirteen days, the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network will commemorate the final, horrific days of Terri’s inhumane death. This remembrance serves not only to honor Terri but also to raise awareness of the countless individuals currently experiencing slow, tragic deaths in hospices, nursing homes, and hospitals across America and around the world.
Schiavo Parents Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court
Published: 03/24/2005
(CNN) – A lawyer for Mary and Bob Schindler — who are fighting to have their daughter Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube reinserted — filed an appeal late Wednesday with the U.S. Supreme Court, which in the past has refused to hear the case. The parents’ appeal to the nation’s highest court came hours after a federal court in Atlanta twice rejected appeals seeking reinsertion of the brain-damaged woman’s feeding tube.
Meanwhile, Florida authorities filed a new request in state court to intervene, arguing that new information suggests Schiavo’s condition might have been misdiagnosed. The Florida Senate rejected 18-21 a bill Wednesday that would restart food and hydration for Schiavo. CONTINUE
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