Terri Shiavo

[MC Just]

I sure hope she is not murdered. This whole thing is a giant tragedy. Her so called husband is a bad bad man. I'm writing a rap about her story and Euthanasia....

Edited February 21, 2005 by MC Just

[Guest Eremite]

See [url="http://www.terrisfight.org"]http://www.terrisfight.org[/url] for more.

[MC Just]

yeah i've been there, i even added a link to the site on my site..

Edited February 21, 2005 by MC Just

[StPiusVPrayForUs]

[img]http://rcf.org/images/03_08Schindler_CathCitizens.jpg[/img]

[Luthien]

Where are pictures of the judges?

[FranciscanRocker25]

This whole thing really scares me because the question I'm thinking is when do we stop? When do we stop killing people? How do we decide when they're life is "useless"? It makes me sick on my stomach to think about.


My mom sent me this:

[b]Novena for the Conversion of Michael Schiavo

Oh Lord of eternal compassion and mercy, by the words your Son has taught
us, "I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,"
(Mt 6:43) grant we beseech Thee to hear the prayers we offer in this novena
for the conversion of Michael Schiavo. As in all things, may it be done
according to Your Holy Will. Glory be...

Let Us Pray....

O, God, Lord of Life,
We bring before You, the life and soul of Michael Schiavo,
Whom You have redeemed by Your Precious Blood.
Mindful of Your boundless mercy, O Lord,
We beg You to grant Michael
The grace to know You and desire You with his whole heart
So that in this desiring, he may seek and find You
And in finding you, he may love You
And in loving You, he may lose the desire to end the life of
Your precious daughter, Theresa Marie.
We plead with You, O Lord,
To surround Theresa with Your constant protection
So that she and Michael,
Together with all the hosts of Angels and Saints,
May glorify Your Infinite Mercy for endless ages. Amen

Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory be..
Amen.[/b]


Peace,
Caroline

[FranciscanRocker25]

Father Frank Pavone had this to say about the case of Michael and Terri Schiavo:



She is not dying. She has no terminal illness. She is not in a coma. She is not on life-support equipment. She is not alone, but rather has loving parents and siblings ready to care for her for the rest of her life. She has not requested death.

Yet a battle rages regarding whether Terri Schindler-Schiavo should be starved. She has sustained brain injuries and cannot speak or eat normally. Nevertheless, the only tube attached to her is a small, simple, painless feeding tube that provides her nourishment directly to her digestive system.

Her legal guardian is her husband, who already has another woman -- by whom he also has children. He wants Terri's feeding tube removed. Of course, he could simply allow her to be cared for by her parents and siblings, and get on with his life, but he refuses.

I have had two opportunities to visit Terri, most recently on the first Sunday of February. I have been able to talk to her, to listen to her struggle to speak, to watch her focus her eyes and smile and attempt to kiss her parents. I have prayed with her, blessed her, and assured her that she has many friends around the country and around the world, who love her and want her to enjoy the same protections we all enjoy, even when we're wounded.

News articles have recently characterized Terri's situation by saying that some want to "keep her alive against her husband's wishes." But Terri is not dying. What does "keeping her alive" mean, if not the same thing as keeping you and me alive -- that is, by giving us adequate food, shelter, and care?

Some say that Terri's family should "let her go." But this is not a matter of "letting her go," because she isn't "going" anywhere. If, however, she is deprived of nourishment, then she would slowly die in the same way that any of us would slowly die if we were deprived of nourishment. It is called starvation.

If the courts permit that to happen, then why should that permission apply only in Terri's case? There would be no way to limit it to her case alone. Countless others would follow, and their deaths would be described as "letting them die" instead of "killing them." Where, indeed, does the state get the authority to starve people? Court decisions permitting this lack all authority, as Pope John Paul II teaches in "The Gospel of Life" (section 72). These decisions cannot be obeyed, because they are not binding on the conscience and are in fact acts of violence.

[Paladin D]

[quote name='StPiusVPrayForUs' date='Feb 21 2005, 04:19 PM'] [img]http://rcf.org/images/03_08Schindler_CathCitizens.jpg[/img] [/quote]
Don't understand, have the bishops been ignoring the case?

[Brother Adam]

Is this for real?

[Luthien]

Sadly yes Adam...

[Melchisedec]

Living in florida and being surrouned b the case Ive comed to the conclusion that. Yes she is long gone and never to return mentally. Yes. Michael Shiavo is doing this for his ego and not for the sake of everything. Its become about the battle and not the person at stake. If her parents want to care for her, let them. Michael Shiavo needs to let go of it, and especially let his ego go.

[MC Just]

this is such an injustice. Her husband should be locked up.

[argent_paladin]

Well, the justice system still has a chance to redeem itself. The state-sanctioned murder of Shaivo has been stayed. Let us pray that it will be stayed indefinitely.

[FranciscanRocker25]

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (Feb. 26) - Lawyers for the parents of Terri Schiavo promised to begin another flurry of legal activity next week after a judge said removal of the brain-damaged woman's feeding tube can take place in three weeks.

Circuit Judge George Greer ruled Friday that Terri Schiavo's husband, Michael, can stop her tube feedings on March 18 at 1 p.m., allowing him to carry out what he says were his wife's wishes not to be kept alive artificially.

The decision came on the 15th anniversary of Terri Schiavo's collapse, when a chemical imbalance caused her heart to temporarily stop beating and left her severely brain damaged.

In the meantime, the 41-year-old woman's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, are expected to ask an appeals court to block the order from taking effect and file numerous other motions to try to convince the courts to allow the feeding tube to remain.

The Schindlers and their son-in-law have fought each other in court since the late 1990s on whether Terri Schiavo should live or die. The two sides have battled through scores of opinions and rulings and tens of thousands of pages of filings.

The feud has taken on elements of a soap opera, with allegations that it began as a fight over more than $1 million awarded to Terri Schiavo in a medical malpractice case that her husband stood to inherit.

Michael Schiavo has also been accused by his in-laws of having a conflict of interest in wanting his wife dead because he has started a new family with another woman.

The Schindlers do not believe their daughter is in a persistent vegetative state as court-appointed doctors have ruled.

But on Friday, Greer wrote he no longer wishes to grant delays in the long-running family feud, and that the case must end.

"The court is no longer comfortable granting stays simply upon the filings of new motions," Greer wrote. "There will always be 'new' issues."

Terri Schiavo's parents took the ruling as reason for hope.

"It's a relief, a temporary relief," Terri's father, Bob Schindler, told reporters outside the hospice where his daughter is cared for. "I don't see it as a victory, the victory is when we take Terri home and we get her therapy."

Terri's brother, Bobby Schindler, said of the judge's order, "It could have been better, it could have been worse. We're pleased we get at least three weeks. But we're disappointed some of our motions have to be heard in that time."

The judge made his decision after pleadings from the Schindlers that they need more time to appeal some legal issues, raise others and pursue additional medical tests that might prove their daughter has more mental capabilities than previously thought.

"We want to put forward the most aggressive defense we can of Terri Schiavo's life," Schindler attorney David Gibbs III said.

Greer said the Schindlers will have to demonstrate to the appeals court that their requests have merit and are worth a stay.

George Felos, Michael Schiavo's attorney, issued a statement applauding Greer's decision.

"I am very pleased that the court has recognized there must be a finality to this process." Felos said. "I am hopeful and confident that the appellate court will also agree that Terri's wishes not to be kept alive artificially must now be enforced."

Terri Schiavo left no written directive.

A spokeswoman for Gov. Jeb Bush said the ruling was a victory because it gives Terri Schiavo more time. Bush had intervened in October 2003 to keep her alive six days after the tube was removed.

"The stay is wonderful because it keeps Terri Schiavo alive," Alia Faraj said. "The governor's thoughts and prayers are with the Schindlers and with Terri during this very difficult time."

The Department of Children & Families also is seeking to intervene. Attorneys for the Schindlers said the agency wanted a 60-day stay to investigate allegations she is being mistreated by being denied appropriate medical care and rehabilitation. Previous similar charges have proved unfounded.


02/26/05 08:52 EST

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