Terri Schiavo Update

Comment by Ken

Ken — Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:37:13 +0000

Updates:

- A 3-judge panel from the 11th Circuit Court rejected the appeal, 2-1.

- The full court declined to hear the case, 10-2.

- The Florida Senate turned down a new bill that would let them intervene in the case, 21-18. (That bill would probably have been ruled unconstitutional anyway.)

- The Bush administration and the U.S. Congress appear to be saying "we've done all we can".

The saga may be over soon.

Comment by Nicholas (Guest)

Nicholas (Guest) — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:56:17 +0000

I have some sympathy for people with eating disorders. They sued her doctor and won around a million dollars. What did the doctor do wrong? They did not diagnose her bulemia. We do not know what exactly happened. But it seems ridiculous to me that the doctor could be sued. Seems like if she was forth coming with information the doctors would have diagnosed it. People expect doctors to be mind readers and super-heros. But they are shmucks just like you and I.

http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/infopage.html

Exerpt from the website; Also relevant to questions about the cause of Terri's collapse is the lawsuit that Michael brought on Terri's behalf against Terri's doctors. The premise of that early 1990s lawsuit was that the doctors committed malpractice by failing to diagnose Terri's bulimia and that her bulimia led to her cardiac arrest. The case was tried to a jury, which ruled in Michael's favor, finding that Terri had bulimia, that her bulimia caused her cardiac arrest, and that the doctors were negligent in failing to diagnose the situation. The verdict was appealed, and before the appellate court could rule, the parties settled, with Michael recovering approximately $750,000 for Terri and $300,000 for himself.

Comment by MonoCerdo (Guest)

MonoCerdo (Guest) — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:24:59 +0000

Nicely said. When Bush said that crap about erring on the side of life, I started screaming "TEXAS DEATH PENALTY!!!" repeatedly at my television set. You also raise a good point re: social status of Ms. Schiavo. It's the same, sad bias that made the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping and Jon Bonet Ramsey murder national news while countless other identical cases get no headline attention. I also think it's interesting that the eating disorder that (purportedly) caused her heart failure is rarely, if ever, mentioned.

Comment by Nicholas (Guest)

Nicholas (Guest) — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:31:39 +0000

Appeal, after appeal, after appeal.

Comment by Ken

Ken — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:44:33 +0000

Update: Judge Whittemore has denied the Schindlers' request to have the feeding tube re-inserted. The case is now on its way to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.

Terri Schiavo Update

Ken — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:56:57 +0000

So far Terri Schiavo's feeding tube has not been re-installed.