Thursday, October 16, 2003

NYT: Feeding Tube Is Removed in Florida Right-to-Die Case  

"Mrs. Schiavo, 39, who lost much of her brain function after her heart briefly stopped one night in 1990, has been at the center of a bruising legal battle between her husband, who says she is in an irreversible vegetative state and should be allowed to die, and her parents, who say she is aware and should be kept alive.....

Late this afternoon, a spokesman for Mr. Bush said that the governor's legal staff was consulting with experts on the Florida Constitution to see whether there was a way that the order allowing Mrs. Schiavo's death could be found unconstitutional."

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Posted by Adil W.  |   10/16/2003 01:41:00 PM   |