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Schiavo Court Update
by WriteWingNut
Originally posted to BNN 3/8/2005
From LifeNews.com:
Clearwater, FL (LifeNews.com) -- Terri Schiavo's parents were back in court on Monday in what is the beginning of a week filled with court hearings on several 11th hour efforts to save their daughter's life. Bob and Mary Schindler and their attorneys are frantically working to come up with any solution that will stop or postpone the March 18 date on which Terri's estranged husband Michael can starve her to death.
On Monday, Circuit Court Judge George Greer heard arguments in favor of 10 motions, including one permitting Terri to be fed by mouth should her feeding tube be removed. On Tuesday, the Schindlers are scheduled to return to court to make the case that Judge Greer ruled incorrectly in 2000 when he first approved Michael's ability to remove Terri's feeding tube.
On Wednesday, Judge Greer will hold a hearing on a request by the Florida Department of Children and Families to postpone the starvation by 60 days to investigate numerous allegations that Michael abused or neglected Terri. After the Monday hearings, Greer immediately ruled against two motions -- one allowing members of the media to visit Terri and another allowing Terri to die at home with her family if the feeding tube is ultimately removed. Meanwhile, the Schindlers are looking to the state legislature for assistance.
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In additon to praying for Terri, the next best thing you can do to help save her life is to contact these officials and ask them to not to allow her to be starved to death. Here is the contact information:
Governor Jeb Bush (R) Office of The Governor Florida Capitol Building, PL-05 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 (850) 488-7146 (850) 488-4441 jeb@jeb.org
Attorney General Charlie Crist Office of Attorney General State of Florida The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 (850) 414-3990 Fax: (850) 487-2564 ag@oag.state.fl.us
Tom Lee, Senate President,(850) 487-5072 lee.tom.web@flsenate.gov
Allan G. Bense, Speaker(850) 488-1450 speaker@myfloridahouse.gov
For a sample letter to send to these officials, or to use as a letter to the editor, click here.
For a more extensive list of contact numbers as well as newspapers and media to contact, visit BlogsForTerri.com.
Visit Terri's Fight for more information on how to help Terri.
Click here to make a secure donation to Terri Schiavo's legal fund.
Click herefor information on BlogsForTerri's pledge drive for their newspaper ad campaign.
Click here for an email with facts on the case to share with your family and friends.
Click here for a sample letter to send to newspapers and officials.
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