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To: John Carragher who wrote (13640)	10/24/2003 8:48:24 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793597

Is she brain dead? As the article points out, under our legal system, that is up to the Doctors, the Court, and her Husband to decide. Obviously they all three think so or the Husband would have never got the order to go ahead. Motives, etc, are not part of what it is judged on. The parents already tried the legal system and lost. So the Parents used some clout and got the State of Florida into the mess. Wrong way for Society to go.

To: John Carragher who wrote (13640)	10/24/2003 2:16:50 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793597

There are definitely questions........ Message 19430230 and Message 19430228 It boggles the mind how the facts of this case have been blatantly ignored by those making Terri's "life and death" decision. Her husband has never allowed his wife any form of rehabilitation or comfort. He claims that she does not want to be kept alive by artificial means (she is not hooked to a respirator), how artificial is feeding a person? Terri initially arrived at the hospital with broken bones (bone scans show she was severely beaten) but curiously was treated for a heart attack. Somehow Mr. Schiavo manages to elude suspicion. Concerned said husband, is living openly with another woman and their child, with another one on the way. When pictures of family and friends were placed in Terri's room, they were promptly removed. Clothes her Mother bought for her were taken away never to be seen again. Terri was not even allowed outside without the permission of Mr. Schiavo. Terri's two cats, of five years, were euthanized by this same loving husband. He is in line to inherit $750K that was awarded to her via a medical malpractice lawsuit - he was awarded $300,000 in damages. The compensation was intended for Terri's medical treatment and therapy -- which was never permitted.