March 31, 200521 yr Author RIP. And lets keep this politically and rudeness free. 725139[/snapback] Ditto.
March 31, 200521 yr RIP, and let the sickening spin for political agendas begin, even though they forget this woman has been a vegetable for 15 years and is now sadly dead. Who cares's somebody died, we gotta pass a bill through congress!!! :plain
March 31, 200521 yr RIP, and let the sickening spin for political agendas begin, even though they forget this woman has been a vegetable for 15 years and is now sadly dead. Who cares's somebody died, we gotta pass a bill through congress!!! :plain 725146[/snapback] 4 posts in, Craig has to post political banter. Nice.
March 31, 200521 yr RIP, and let the sickening spin for political agendas begin, even though they forget this woman has been a vegetable for 15 years and is now sadly dead. Who cares's somebody died, we gotta pass a bill through congress!!! :plain 725146[/snapback] 4 posts in, Craig has to post political banter. Nice. 725158[/snapback] I blame the: After all, where was all the attention the last 2 times the tube was pulled? It stopped being about this woman long ago.
March 31, 200521 yr Author Schiavo Dies 13 Days After Tube Removed By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press Writer PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Terri Schiavo, the severely brain-damaged woman whose 15 years connected to a feeding tube sparked an epic legal battle that went all the way to the White House and Congress, died Thursday, 13 days after the tube was removed. She was 41. Schiavo died at the Pinellas Park hospice where she lay for years while her husband and her parents fought over her fate in the nation's longest, most bitter right-to-die dispute. Her death was confirmed to The Associated Press by Michael Schiavo's attorney, George Felos, and announced to reporters outside her hospice by a family adviser. Brother Paul O'Donnell, an adviser to Schiavo's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, said the parents and their two other children "were denied access at the moment of her death. They've been requesting, as you know, for the last hour to try to be in there and they were denied access by Michael Schiavo. They are in there now, praying at her bedside." Schiavo suffered severe brain damage in 1990 after her heart stopped because of a chemical imbalance that was believed to have been brought on an eating disorder. Court-appointed doctors ruled she was in a persistent vegetative state, with no real consciousness or chance of recovery. The feeding tube was removed with a judge's approval March 18 after Michael Schiavo argued that his wife told him long ago she would not want to be kept alive artificially. His in-laws disputed that, and argued that she could get better with treatment. During the seven-year legal battle, Florida lawmakers, Congress and President Bush tried to intervene on behalf of her parents, but state and federal courts at all levels repeatedly ruled in favor of her husband. After the tube that supplied a nutrient solution was disconnected, protesters streamed into Pinellas Park to keep vigil outside her hospice, with many arrested as they tried to bring her food and water. The Vatican likened the removal of her feeding tube to capital punishment for an innocent woman. The Schindlers pleaded for their daughter's life, calling the removal of the tube "judicial homicide." Link
March 31, 200521 yr Wasn't this day 13 without the tube? Numerology anyone? 725164[/snapback] Yes, I think thats right. Pretty remarkable it lasted that long.
March 31, 200521 yr I'm sorry for the politics, but I'm sick and tired of every person on every side of this case. It's almost a relief she's died now, let the poor woman rest in peace, and please media go away from this case.
March 31, 200521 yr I'm sorry for the politics, but I'm sick and tired of every person on every side of this case. It's almost a relief she's died now, let the poor woman rest in peace, and please media go away from thic case. 725171[/snapback] I agree with you on those counts.
March 31, 200521 yr Author It's not gonna go away for some time. Just please, I ask you, to leave the arguments outside of this thread. Please. Thanks.
March 31, 200521 yr I'm sorry for the politics, but I'm sick and tired of every person on every side of this case. It's almost a relief she's died now, let the poor woman rest in peace, and please media go away from thic case. 725171[/snapback] I agree. We shouldn't let one greedy husband, one brain-dead woman, and one grieving family dictate our legislation. RIP to Terri and my condolences to her family. Her husband can rot though.
March 31, 200521 yr I'm sorry for the politics, but I'm sick and tired of every person on every side of this case. It's almost a relief she's died now, let the poor woman rest in peace, and please media go away from thic case. 725171[/snapback] Does nobody else agree that this was wrongfully killed. The way they killed her was by "stopping her medical aide". However, is it my imagination or is her right to eat and drink called living and not medical aide. If I stopped eating today it would not be called a lost medical aide, therefore because it was out of a tube I do not get the name change. Also, I have a really hard time with Michael Schiavo and his motives. Did anyone else hear that he had Terri's family removed before she died and would not let them return until she was dead. He did not even let them be with his daughter at the time of her death. Also, I have heard him say this is not about the 1 million he stands to gain from the insurance company. However, I have not once heard him be challeneged to donate that money into a medical study or charity in Terri's name. He is a sick individual who will deservedly rot in hell when his time comes.
March 31, 200521 yr Author Also, I have a really hard time with Michael Schiavo and his motives. Did anyone else hear that he had Terri's family removed before she died and would not let them return until she was dead. He did not even let them be with his daughter at the time of her death. Also, I have heard him say this is not about the 1 million he stands to gain from the insurance company. However, I have not once heard him be challeneged to donate that money into a medical study or charity in Terri's name. He is a sick individual who will deservedly rot in hell when his time comes. 725242[/snapback] I heard the same thing and it just pisses me off. I feel the exact same way as you do. He will get his someday.
March 31, 200521 yr Also, I have heard him say this is not about the 1 million he stands to gain from the insurance company. 725242[/snapback] Once again, I ask people to know what they are talking about or not say anything at all. MYTH: This is just a family battle over money. FACT: In 1992, Terri was awarded nearly one million dollars by a malpractice jury and an out-of-court malpractice settlement which was designated for future medical expenses. Of these funds, less than $50,000 remains today. I have a hard time thinking this is all for $50,000, while someone out in Cali. offered him $1 million to turn custody over to the parents. I have not once heard him be challeneged to donate that money into a medical study or charity in Terri's name. He offered to donate the money previously but the family did not take him up on the offer. MYTH: Michael Schiavo volunteered to donate the balance of the inheritance to charity. FACT: In October, 1998, Schiavo?s attorney proposed that, if Terri?s parents would agree to her death by starvation, Schiavo would donate his inheritance to charity. Once again, if you have blind hatred for someone, take it elsewhere, otherwise know what you are talking about. Because you look stupid otherwise. Look under Myths Did anyone else hear that he had Terri's family removed before she died and would not let them return until she was dead. He did not even let them be with his daughter at the time of her death. It wasn't his daughter. It was their daughter, but anyway: ... "Unfortunately, just 10 or so minutes before she died we were told we had to leave the room because there would be an assessment of her condition and because her husband Michael wanted to be in the room," said Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life. Pavone said Michael Schiavo would not allow Bobby Schindler and Suzanne Vitadamo, Terri Schiavo's siblings, to remain in the room, saying he wanted some time alone with her. A few minutes later, Terri Schiavo died. ... Doesn't say anything about the parents. Plus I don't see why we should take everything Pavone says at truth, and assume Schiavo is some blood thirsty liar. link
March 31, 200521 yr Yeah, Michael Schiavo doesn't seem like a saint or anything, but saying he wanted her to die so he could cash in on the insurance payday just isn't accurate. Now you could make a case he wanted Terri gone so he didn't have to pretend to care about her anymore and could move on with his new woman...
March 31, 200521 yr I'm sorry for the politics, but I'm sick and tired of every person on every side of this case. It's almost a relief she's died now, let the poor woman rest in peace, and please media go away from thic case. 725171[/snapback] Does nobody else agree that this was wrongfully killed. The way they killed her was by "stopping her medical aide". However, is it my imagination or is her right to eat and drink called living and not medical aide. If I stopped eating today it would not be called a lost medical aide, therefore because it was out of a tube I do not get the name change. Also, I have a really hard time with Michael Schiavo and his motives. Did anyone else hear that he had Terri's family removed before she died and would not let them return until she was dead. He did not even let them be with his daughter at the time of her death. Also, I have heard him say this is not about the 1 million he stands to gain from the insurance company. However, I have not once heard him be challeneged to donate that money into a medical study or charity in Terri's name. He is a sick individual who will deservedly rot in hell when his time comes. 725242[/snapback] Agreed.
March 31, 200521 yr I'm glad to see that this case is finally over, and that this poor woman can rest in peace now.
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