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...federal court system and allowed Schiavo’s parents to appeal to a federal judge, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Unfortunately, the federal court system has thus far failed to order the reinsertion of Schiavo’s feeding tube, and so Schiavo very well may die while her case is stuck in the appeals process. For an inmate on death row, due process allows for a court review that looks at old and new facts to ensure that an innocent person is not executed. Executions are routinely delayed as a result...
...applaud the actions of lawmakers in Tallahassee and Washington for doing all they can to preserve life. We urge the Harvard community to join the fight for Schiavo’s life. For more information about Schiavo, and what we can do to help save her life, please visit http://www.terrisfight.org...
Last Friday, the feeding tube sustaining Terri Schiavo was removed, and doctors predict that she will die within the next week if it is not re-inserted. Schiavo has used a feeding tube for sustenance since 1990, when a heart attack left her unable to care for herself. Since then, Schiavo’s husband, her legal guardian, has campaigned to have her feeding tube removed, claiming that Schiavo had previously told him that she would not want to be kept alive by artificial means. Her parents, who are devout Catholics, refuse to give up hope that their daughter...
...Schiavo case is extraordinary in many regards. It is extraordinary in that it has garnered thorough national media attention, has worked its way through dozens of courtrooms, and has captured the attention of political bodies that rarely involve themselves in events dealing with the welfare of a single individual. It is a rare example of a end-of-life case where family members disagree substantially as to the appropriate course of treatment...
...this page, three perspectives—from individuals in the disability rights, pro-life, and right-to-die movements—present their views of both how the society should approach both the Schiavo case and the dilemmas that the families of terminally ill patients encounter...