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 Back in Federal Court
Published: 03/25/2005
(CNN) — Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected pleas to intervene in the case of Terri Schiavo on Thursday, her parents again asked a federal judge in Florida to order the brain-damaged woman’s feeding tube restored. A hearing before U.S. District Judge James Whittemore in Tampa ended after nearly four hours Thursday night with no decision announced.
Earlier this week, Whittemore turned down a request for an injunction to keep Schiavo alive. Anti-abortion-rights activist Randall Terry, who is acting as a spokesman for Schiavo’s parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, said the new motion raises “evidentiary issues that were ignored in the first crack at federal court.” CONTINUE
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