Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation

Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation

"MYTH: Many doctors have said that there is no hope for her.
FACT: Dr. Victor Gambone testified that he visits Terri 3 times a year. His visits last for approximately 10 minutes. He also testified, after viewing the court videotapes at Terri’s recent trial, that he was surprised to see Terri’s level of awareness. This doctor is part of a team hand-picked by her husband, Michael Schiavo, shortly before he filed to have Terri’s feeding removed. Contrary to Schiavo’s team, 14 independent medical professionals (6 of them neurologists) have given either statements or testimony that Terri is NOT in a Persistent Vegetative State. Additionally, there has never been any medical dispute of Terri’s ability to swallow. Even with this compelling evidence, Terri’s husband, Michael Schiavo, has denied any form of therapy for her for over 10 years."

It's Good Friday and I am thinking about this woman. If she were a cat and "vegetative" we would take her to the vet and put her down. She is not a cat. Many doctors have said there is a reaction. She is alive and she is not on life support but the courts have allowed her to be starved to death. If she were a child it would be neglect. If her husband gave her an overdose because she was terminally ill with cancer, then he would be tried for murder. I just cannot believe a court would order a living being to be starved to death. You don't even do that to the most hideous criminals. What has this poor woman done that on Good Friday she has been legally allowed to starve? What kind of laws are these?

"If the law supposes that," said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, "the law is a ass , a idiot."

Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist