Terri Schiavo, 41 died today at 09:05am in Florida. Mrs Schiavo’s feeding tube was removed on 18 March in accordance with a ruling by a Florida appeals court after a protracted battle which included an intervention by state Governor Jeb Bush. She died 13 days later despite a number of last-ditch efforts by her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, to have her feeding tube re-inserted. But we will be sure that with her death the case does not end here, at least not for those directly involved. As time was running out for the Schindlers, President George W Bush signed […]
Another judgde rejects Schiavo appeal
Another day, another story: the US Supreme Court has once again refused to order doctors in Florida to resume the feeding of Terri Schiavo. It was the sixth time since 2000 that the Supreme Court declined to intervene in this case. Hours earlier, a federal appeals court in Atlanta rejected a request for the parents’ petition to be reheard. Courts at all levels have sided with Mrs Schiavo’s husband – her legal guardian. Now let’s hope it ends soon!