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To: The Philosopher who wrote (31741)	4/6/2005 2:38:26 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

I've read the affidavits concerning the testimony regarding Terri Schaivo's wishes, ET AL. Three people said she wished to die. Two people said she wished to live. When you consider Michael Schiavo's testimony in the malpractice suit & statements he made to others; his testimony before Judge Grier is self conflicting. And Michael's siblings had to help Michael remember Terri's alleged wishes, seven years after the fact. ....During the malpractice-suit trial nearly six years earlier in November 1992, Michael Schiavo made no mention of his wife's alleged wish to die and conversely pleaded for the opportunity to personally take care of his wife at home for the rest of his life. He sought $20 million to cover the cost of her future medical and neurological care, estimating her life expectancy was 50 years. Schiavo told the jury he was studying nursing because he wanted "to learn more how to take care of Terri." According to a transcript of his testimony, Michael Schiavo was asked how he felt about being married to Terri, given her condition. "I feel wonderful. She's my life and I wouldn't trade her for the world," he replied. "I believe in my wedding vows. ... I believe in the vows I took with my wife, through sickness, in health, for richer or poor. I married my wife because I love her and I want to spend the rest of my life with her. I'm going to do that." "Less than eight months later, [Michael Schiavo] tried to stop her medication for an infection," Bob Schindler told WND. "She would have died but the nursing home where she was at the time overruled him and treated her. ... Then he put a 'Do Not Resuscitate' order in her medical chart." .... ....A woman who dated Michael Schiavo for a year between 1992 and 1993 claims to have insight into Schiavo's apparent flip-flop on Terri's wishes. Cindy Shook gave a deposition to the Schindlers in April 2001, in which she stated that when she once asked Michael Schiavo about treatment for Terri he responded, "How the hell should I know? We never spoke about this. My God, I was only 25 years old. How the hell should I know? We were young. We never spoke of this." Based on this purported evidence that Schiavo lied about Terri's wishes, Civil Court Judge Frank Quesada ordered doctors to reinsert Terri's feeding tube, three days into her first court-ordered starvation. Greer refused to hear the new evidence..... worldnetdaily.com Sorry, but the critical aspect in the entire case, Terri Schiavo's wishes, was not "Clear & Convincing Evidence" that she wished to die. And Judge Greer isn't exactly a model Judge in this case either. Five times he was asked to recuse himself from the case, and five times he refused. Judge Greer also denied requests, based on numerous affidavits, to allow a recent medical examination of Schiavo that would take advantage of improvements in medical technology. theempirejournal.com theempirejournal.com cnsnews.com cnsnews.com worldnetdaily.com rightwingnews.com worldnetdaily.com terrisfight.org edition.cnn.com newsday.com newsday.com