Published September 25, 2004, on WorldNetDaily.com
The so-called “right-to-die” movement was handed another victory this week when the Florida Supreme Court struck down a law designed to prevent the starvation death of Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged woman who has been the latest target in the left’s crusade against the elderly and disabled.
The ruling by the Florida high court is the most recent episode in a six-year legal struggle by Terri’s estranged husband, Michael Schiavo, to end her life. Mr. Schiavo contends that Terri is in a “persistent vegetative state” and therefore should be condemned to a starvation death by having her feeding tube removed, even though her condition does not meet the medical or statutory definition of “persistent vegetative state.” To the contrary, she responds to communication, recognizes her family, receives no life support or respiration and is considered physically stable. Read the rest of this entry »