bandmn54 Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 An unexpected turn of events is shaking up the Terri Schiavo case. A judge stepping in for the absent Pinelles-Pasco Circuit Court Judge George Greer made the decision to block the removal of Schiavo's feeding tube minutes before the scheduled 1 p.m. removal time. [url="http://www.baynews9.com/content/74/2005/3/18/74931.html"]http://www.baynews9.com/content/74/2005/3/18/74931.html[/url] I have been literally sick over this for days. Finally, somebody stopped this murder! Well, at least until they do a full investigation.
Brother Adam Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 Friend, the battle is not over yet. We are working on delays right now, which in themselves are good, but as it stands, the judges order to remove the tubes has not been overturned.
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 But she, at least, has at least another week to live!
Brother Adam Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 Maybe. We don't know how all of this is going to play out. There are too many pieces in play, including the husband and doctors who may choose not to obey any decisions handed down to them. We must wait, watch, and pray unceasingly.
jasJis Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 It's only a temporary stay. It could be lifted this afternoon. The Florida Senate is having trouble passing the bill the House already approved. It's partisan politics holding it up. Sickening that Dems are letting someone die for party politics on a State level.
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 Whatever happened to a person's right to life? Isn't that in the Bill of Rights?
Brother Adam Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 The bill has basically been killed. Republicans have also voted against it. I believe the best thing we can hope for now is a way to have it thrown into the Federal arena.
Brother Adam Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 [quote name='Mrs. Bro. Adam' date='Mar 18 2005, 02:26 PM'] Whatever happened to a person's right to life? Isn't that in the Bill of Rights? [/quote] It is a question of how far do we go to preserve the life of a person. Everyone dies eventually. However withholding food and water by far crosses the boundries.
Paladin D Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 [quote name='Brother Adam' date='Mar 18 2005, 02:24 PM'] Maybe. We don't know how all of this is going to play out. There are too many pieces in play, including the husband and doctors who may choose not to obey any decisions handed down to them. We must wait, watch, and pray unceasingly. [/quote] Not if they have U.S. federal marshals protecting her. [i]U.S. federal marshals are expected to appear at the Woodside Hospice Center today to enforce the subpoenas. The subpoenas provide legal protection to the people they are issued to, meaning nothing can be done to cause harm or result in the death of that person or prevent them from showing up to testify in front of the U.S. Congress.[/i]
Brother Adam Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 [quote name='Paladin D' date='Mar 18 2005, 02:28 PM'] Not if they have U.S. federal marshals protecting her. [i]U.S. federal marshals are expected to appear at the Woodside Hospice Center today to enforce the subpoenas. The subpoenas provide legal protection to the people they are issued to, meaning nothing can be done to cause harm or result in the death of that person or prevent them from showing up to testify in front of the U.S. Congress.[/i] [/quote] Here's to hoping!
cmotherofpirl Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 Judge: Keep Schiavo Feeding Tube in Place 24 minutes ago By MITCH STACY, Associated Press Writer PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - A state judge on Friday temporarily blocked the removal of the feeding tube for severely brain-damaged Terri Schiavo as legal wrangling continued over efforts by congressional Republicans to keep her alive. AP Photo AP Photo Slideshow: Terri Schiavo Right-to-Die Case Congress Subpoenas Doctors To Keep Schiavo Alive (AP Video) Pinellas Circuit Court Chief Judge David Demers ordered that the feeding tube remain in place past a 1 p.m. deadline while fellow Judge George Greer, who is presiding over the Schiavo case, deals with conflicting legal issues. The delay came after U.S. Senate and House committees in the Republican-controlled Congress issued subpoenas for Schiavo, her husband, Michael Schiavo, and her caregivers to appear at hearings on March 25 and March 28 which would in effect keep her alive for the time being. The Pinellas Park hospice where Schiavo lives received a subpoena late Friday morning, spokeswoman Louise Cleary said. Officials there did not say who was subpoenaed or disclose their next steps. Under a previous court order, the feeding tube was supposed to be disconnected at 1 p.m. But Demers' order at least temporarily halts that action from taking place. Michael Schiavo has waged a yearslong court battle with his parents-in-law, contending his wife, who has been in a persistent vegetative state since 1990, would not want to live that way. The tube has been removed twice in the past and then reinserted as the battle continued. "It is a contempt of Congress to prevent or discourage someone from following the subpoena that's been issued," David Gibbs, the attorney for her parents, said Friday morning. "What the U.S. Congress is saying is, `We want to see Terri Schiavo.'" "The family is prayerfully excited about their daughter going before the United States Congress for the whole world to see how alive she is." Howard Simon, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (news - web sites)'s Florida office, had said Friday morning that his group's attorneys were working with Michael Schiavo's attorneys to determine the effect of the subpoenas. "This is clearly an effort to circumvent a lawful court order by a state judge," Simon said. "I am not sure how a subpoena, which is ordinarily done to produce records or somebody to testify, can essentially have the effect of an injunction overriding the orders of a court." Terri Schiavo's father, Bob Schindler, went into the Woodside Hospice in Pinellas Park at about 9:30 a.m. to visit his daughter. Outside, about three dozen people prayed and wept. "What can wash away our sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus," they sang. Messages on protest signs included "Impeach Greer.com," a reference to a judge in the case, and "Execution — It's Not Just for the Guilty Anymore." In Tallahassee, the Florida House on Thursday passed a bill 78-37 to block the withholding of food and water from patients in a persistent vegetative state who did not leave specific instructions regarding their care. But hours later, the Senate defeated a different measure 21-16. The sponsor of another state Senate didn't bring it for a vote because it didn't have enough support. As part of the last-minute flurry of activity, the Florida judge who approved the withdrawal of the feeding tube denied a request from the state to keep her alive. The state appealed that decision to the Florida Supreme Court (news - web sites), which promptly dismissed it. The U.S. Supreme Court (news - web sites) also denied another appeal. At the White House, President Bush (news - web sites) left little doubt where he stands, saying, "those who live at the mercy of others deserve our special care and concern." His brother, Gov. Jeb Bush, long has supported the parents' efforts and urged lawmakers to act before it was too late. Schiavo suffered severe brain damage in 1990 when her heart stopped because of a chemical imbalance, and court-appointed doctors say she is in a persistent vegetative state. Her husband says she told him she would not want to be kept alive artificially. Her parents dispute that, and say she could get better. ___
bandmn54 Posted March 18, 2005 Author Posted March 18, 2005 If anybody disobeyed that would mean they would suffer serious consequences. This at least gives our government SOME time.
toledo_jesus Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 This doctor on Fox News is trying to tell people that removing the feeding tube is gentle and peaceful. He then went on to describe the fact that it's not starvation, it's dehydration that kills them. I feel like I'm in a theatre of the absurd. He even acknowledged that it can be horrific. HOW IS THAT ANY BETTER? this comes to mind... "But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." :angry: and Greer, that slime, has just reinstated his order.
AfroNova No Limit Soldier Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 (edited) Keep praying to Cardinal Neumann & Archbishop Fulton Sheen. O Lord you are close to the brokenhearted. Hear us! Let us also pray for the conversion of her "husband," his lawyers & his doctors. I keep hearing all this "right-to-die" mumbo jumbo. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE RIGHT TO LIVE????? Blessed Mother, help us! Edited March 18, 2005 by AfroNova No Limit Soldier
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 It's removed? That's not supposed to be allowable
Carnanc Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 [quote name='MC Just' date='Mar 18 2005, 03:18 PM'] THE TUBE HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN REMOVED!!!!! [/quote] how do you know?
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