You all will be pleased to hear that Terri Schiavo is to have her feeding tube reinsertedand will be appointed a new independent guardian.
This is by new legislation passed by the Florida Legislature.
It'll be intersting to see if this miracle therapy everyone has been talking about really works...
Florida lawmakers pass bill to save comatose woman
Gov. Bush has said he'll order feeding tube reinserted
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) --Florida lawmakers gave Gov. Jeb Bush the power to order the reinsertion of a feeding tube to keep a brain-damaged woman alive Tuesday afternoon, effectively overturning a court ruling that she be allowed to die.
The state Senate voted 23-15 to approve a measure allowing Bush to issue a one-time order reinstating Terri Schiavo's feeding tube, which was removed Wednesday after a lengthy court battle between her husband, Michael, and her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler.
The bill also allows a judge to appoint an independent guardian for Schiavo, taking away guardianship from Michael Schiavo, who has been fighting to remove the tube.
The bill is on its way to Bush, who has said he'll sign it. Tuesday afternoon, a judge in Clearwater refused to issue a temporary restraining order that Michael Schiavo's attorneys had sought.
Terry Schiavo, 39, has been in what doctors call a persistent vegetative state after suffering heart failure in 1990.
Outside the hospice in Pinellas Park where she is being cared for, the crowd cheered and embraced after learning of the Senate's action.
"This is blessed," said Bob Schindler, who has been leading the fight to keep his daughter alive.
By a vote of 68-23, the GOP-controlled Florida House approved the bill late Monday.
The Schindlers had been publicly pressing Bush to intervene. He expressed sympathy for their position but said he did not have the authority to countermand court orders allowing the tube to be removed.
Michael Schiavo asked that the tube be removed because his wife made it clear before her collapse that she did not want to live on life support and because she has no meaningful hope of recovery. Her parents dispute that contention, insisting that despite her medical condition, she responds to them and could improve with rehabilitative care.
The Schindlers accuse Michael Schiavo, who collected more than $1 million in malpractice settlements stemming from his wife's collapse, of trying to remove the tube so that he can keep the money and pursue a new relationship. He denies the charge, countering that his in-laws are angry because they didn't receive any of the money.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/10/21/coma.woman/index.html
This is by new legislation passed by the Florida Legislature.
It'll be intersting to see if this miracle therapy everyone has been talking about really works...
Florida lawmakers pass bill to save comatose woman
Gov. Bush has said he'll order feeding tube reinserted
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) --Florida lawmakers gave Gov. Jeb Bush the power to order the reinsertion of a feeding tube to keep a brain-damaged woman alive Tuesday afternoon, effectively overturning a court ruling that she be allowed to die.
The state Senate voted 23-15 to approve a measure allowing Bush to issue a one-time order reinstating Terri Schiavo's feeding tube, which was removed Wednesday after a lengthy court battle between her husband, Michael, and her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler.
The bill also allows a judge to appoint an independent guardian for Schiavo, taking away guardianship from Michael Schiavo, who has been fighting to remove the tube.
The bill is on its way to Bush, who has said he'll sign it. Tuesday afternoon, a judge in Clearwater refused to issue a temporary restraining order that Michael Schiavo's attorneys had sought.
Terry Schiavo, 39, has been in what doctors call a persistent vegetative state after suffering heart failure in 1990.
Outside the hospice in Pinellas Park where she is being cared for, the crowd cheered and embraced after learning of the Senate's action.
"This is blessed," said Bob Schindler, who has been leading the fight to keep his daughter alive.
By a vote of 68-23, the GOP-controlled Florida House approved the bill late Monday.
The Schindlers had been publicly pressing Bush to intervene. He expressed sympathy for their position but said he did not have the authority to countermand court orders allowing the tube to be removed.
Michael Schiavo asked that the tube be removed because his wife made it clear before her collapse that she did not want to live on life support and because she has no meaningful hope of recovery. Her parents dispute that contention, insisting that despite her medical condition, she responds to them and could improve with rehabilitative care.
The Schindlers accuse Michael Schiavo, who collected more than $1 million in malpractice settlements stemming from his wife's collapse, of trying to remove the tube so that he can keep the money and pursue a new relationship. He denies the charge, countering that his in-laws are angry because they didn't receive any of the money.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/10/21/coma.woman/index.html
