United States starting to execute the mentally impaired

From: Frank de Groot (franciad_at_online.no)
Date: 03/19/05 

Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 10:57:48 +0100

TERRI SCHIAVO SAYS SHE WANTS TO LIVE
By The Empire Journal

For more than 10 years, Michael Schiavo has said that his neurologically
impaired wife, Terri Schinder-Schiavo would not want to be kept alive by
artificial life support.

On Friday afternoon, less than a hour after probate court judge George W.
Greer ignored federal subpoenas and ordered that Michael Schiavo remove the
feeding tube from Terri which will cause her death by starvation, Terri
Schiavo before multiple witnesses indicated that she wanted to live.

According to attorney Barbara Weller, one of the attorneys representing
Terri's parents, Mary and Bob Schindler Sr., when her parents and attorneys
visited Terri at the Woodside Hospice where she resides to tell her they
were going to remove her feeding tube, Terri began to cry and tried to say
"I want to live."

Attorney Weller said she had a difficult time calming Terri down.

Greer, Schiavo and his attorney, George Felos, have consistently maintained
that Terri is in a persistent vegetative state and is not cognizant or
alert.

The actions by Terri Friday afternoon clearly indicate that that is not
true.

Earlier federal marshals had served Terri and other principals in the case
with federal subpoenas to appear before a Congressional committee on March
28 to testify in the case. However, Greer refused to honor the federal
subpoenas and ordered that his death order be executed immediately,
withdrawing her nutrition and hydration.

Terri, 41, sustained serious brain damage in 1990 under mysterious
circumstances. After her husband, Michael received some $2 million in
insurance money, after telling a jury under oath that he would take care of
Terri "for the rest of my life", he then ordered that she not be provided
any therapy or rehabilitative services and petitioned the court for her
death.

She left no living will. After receiving the money, Michael Schiavo suddenly
remembered that she had stated previously that she would not want to be kept
alive by artificial means.

Congress was continuing to work to find a resolution to keep Terri alive.
Terri supporters were being asked to surround the hospice in protest of
Judge Greer's ruling to override the federal subpoena and cause her death.

Greer has refused to allow independent counsel to represent Terri and has
himself acted in the prohibited dual role of judge and guardian ad litem.
Although Florida Statutes require that as guardian he personally visit the
ward, Greer has NEVER personally visited Terri Schiavo and has never
attempted to ask her himself if she wants to live.

Those who cannot go to Florida are asked to call their U.S. senators.

This story continues. For updates, continue to visit
www.theempirejournal.com

http://www.theempirejournal.com/031..._says_she_w.htm

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