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Mar 28 2005

This article is an annotated index to material here and on About.com about the Terri Schiavo case.

Blog Posts (reverse chronological order)

• The Man Who "Guards" Schiavo
  When did this nation -- and our media -- decide that the best way to debate issues is to stoop to character assassination rather than discuss the issues? Can we escape from this never-ending cycle of emotional rhetoric that is perhaps best illustrated by the movie Network?
  24 March 2005
• More Political Drama in the Schiavo Case
  Reuters reports that state Circuit Judge Greer -- who has managed the Terri Schiavo case since the beginning in 1998 -- ruled that the a petition by the Jeb Bush's Executive branch (Department of Children and Families) to assume custody appeared to be only "for the purpose of circumventing the court's final judgment."... This last-ditch appeal from the state Executive Branch followed the refusal -- without comment -- of the full US Supreme Court to either hear the case or direct that her feeding tube be re-inserted.
  24 March 2005
• Chartjunk, Polljunk
  CNN Poll shows little difference in party support for feeding tube removal, but creates a graphic that distorts the data.
  23 March 2005
• Whittemore Ruling Affirmed
  Abstract Appeal reports that the Eleventh Circuit affirmed Judge Whittemore's ruling not to reinsert Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. Court Decision (pdf) Next stop: US Supreme Court (that's the only appeal remaining - and it won't be the first appeal to the Supremes in this case)
  23 March 2005
• About the Schiavo "Nobel Prize Nominated" Doctor
  Reviews the bona fides of Dr. William Hammesfahr, who "believes that Terri Schiavo can recover with proper treatment."
  23 March 2005 [updated]
• Vatican Weighs In
  AP reports that the Vatican has expressly criticized Judge Whittemore's decision not to issue a stay in the Terri Schiavo case:
  23 March 2005
• Excerpts from Federal Ruling
  Highlights from Judge Whittemore's ruling that denies the temporary restraining order that would have had the feeding tube re-inserted.
  22 March 2005
• About that Larry King Live Transcript
  Whether you believe Michael has been lying or had his tongue tangle on Larry King Live probably says more about you -- and your feelings on the issue of the "right to die" -- than it does about Michael Schiavo. Voice your opinion
  22 March 2005
• Federal Judge Sides With State Rulings
  A federal judge today refused to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube...
  22 March 2005
• Editorial Boars Weigh In On Palm Sunday Actions
  Some newspapers, like the Washington Post, had editorialized against Congressional intervention in a state judicial matter long before Palm Sunday. Others joined the chorus after the fat lady sang. The rhetoric -- from red states, not just blue states -- is pointed: the intervention is described as "scor[ing] political points" ..."unconscionable" ... "politically suspect" ... a "circus" ... "set[ting] a terrible precedent" ... "outrageous" ... acting "omniscient" ...
  22 March 2005
• Video Tape Medicine
  One Senator and several Representatives who once practiced medicine have arrogantly asserted -- based on their viewing of videotapes and anecdotal discussions with family and an unnamed neurologist -- that Terri Schiavo is not in a "vegetative state" ... that she has "some cognitive ability" ... and that she "responds to the people around her."
  22 March 2005
• Americans Disagree With Congressional Action
  ABC News reports that about seven in 10 Americans believe that Congressional Palm Sunday actions on behalf of the parents of Terri Schiavo were inappropriate and about six in 10 agree with the Florida court decision to remove her food tube
  22 March 2005
• Schiavo Bill Vote Details
  Only three Senators showed up for the "unanimous" Senate vote on Palm Sunday, a vote that paved the way for the House late-night floor debate and roll-call vote.
  22 March 2005
• Another Texas Life Support Case
  The Houston Chronicle reports the case of Spiro Nikolouzos, a retired electrical engineer who was admited to St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital emergency room on 10 February and who, a month later, was scheduled to have his ventilator legally turned off against the wishes of his wife.
  21 March 2005