Judge Greer has allowed Terri to have her last rights and Ho

Judge Greer has allowed Terri to have her last rights and Holy Communion.

from Cheryl Ford, RN, reporting on todays hearing:

Judge Greer has allowed Terri to have her last rights and Holy Communion.

Judge Greer denied Terri's burial by the family; Michael Schaivo is allowed to cremate her as he wishes and take her ashes out of state.

[notes from Ron P in brackets: this will remove any physical evidence of the crimes against Terri Schiavo because no autopsy or investigation could be done. Cremating the VICTIM is the common ploy when abuse is involved.]

Judge Greer wants more time to think about letting the family feed Terri by spoon once the tube is removed to see if she can swallow without TRAINING.

[note from Ron P: there is a danger here that caregivers or anyone including Michael may feed Terri too much, intentionally, causing her to aspirate. While she does not drool, indicating she swallows saliva just fine, we do not know what her swallowing ability actually is at this point. Any disabled person is entitled to swallowing therapy as a current STANDARD OF CARE. Not providing that therapy is tantamount to seeking to cause aspiration pneumonia, through difficulty swallowing and food or liquids going down into the lungs. Everything about this case is backwards and a violation of the standards of care! If she is allowed to swallow by mouth, let's pray that she does swallow well and has no difficulties. Then she will live, but we don't know yet whether the judge will allow her to eat orally, even if she can!]

No on burial.

[per the wishes of Terri's parents and siblings]

No on going home.

[to be with the Schindlers]

No media allowed to be in there.

[during the starvation process]

[report from Cheryl Ford, RN]

and see:

Schiavo's parents back in court; look to lawmakers as lifesavers

VICKIE CHACHERE Mar. 07, 2005 Associated Press

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/11074542.htm

CLEARWATER, Fla. - While Terri Schiavo's parents pushed for new court rulings that might prevent their daughter's death, attention increasingly turned to the state capital for a dramatic move from lawmakers to again intervene in the case.

[go online for complete article]

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HIGHEST PRIORITY

Please find attached an important Statement from Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace defending the right to life Terri Schiavo.

This statement was issued today by the Cardinal and it was just sent to me by Msgr. James M. Reinert of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.

In our unflagging struggle to defend the life of Terry Schiavo this an important and very encouraging document that should receive the most ample possible distribution.

Today that we celebrate the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas (1962 calendar) I am imploring the Angelical Doctor to c[o]me to our assistance and protect the life of Terri Schiavo.

Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro Car�mbula

Human Life International

Rome Office

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Statement of Cardinal Renato Martino,

President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Vatican City

7 March 2005

The courts have ruled again and again. Unfortunately, the deadline for the removal of the tube delivering food and water to Terri Schiavo is quickly approaching. I am sorry to have to use the word "deadline" but this is the most accurate way to describe what will happen. Without the tube which is providing life-giving hydration and nutrition, Terri Schiavo will die. But it is not that simple. She will die a horrible and cruel death. She will not simply die, she will have death inflicted upon her over a number of terrible days even weeks. How can anyone who claims to speak of the promotion and protection of human rights-of human life- remain silent? Is this not a question of the right to life? I believe that I must speak out about this in the same way that I would speak of the protection of the unborn and just as I would concerning any injustice .

Has due process in this case been truly served? Have all options been employed? Where is love? Where is human compassion? No one would ever wish to witness the suffering of another, especially a loved one. And I am sure that no one could ever choose to witness suffering or a cruel death being inflicted upon another, especially one who is loved. How then have we come to this point?

If it is true that the process has been fair and that all legal avenues have been exhausted, how is it that this woman, who has done nothing wrong, will suffer a fate which society would never tolerate in the case of a convicted murderer or anyone else convicted of the most horrendous crimes? Again, it is an issue of human rights. It is an issue of the right to life, and as I stated earlier, no one can be the arbiter fo life except God himself!

The State of Florida has many laws on its books which protect animals, whether they be household pets, domesticated farm animals or animals destined for slaughter. (And please pardon me as I make this analogy. I am not comparing Terri to an animal. I only want to show the protection that the courts afford to animals in the State of Florida.) These laws "prohibit[s] anyone from intentionally committing an act to any animal which results in cruel death, or excessive or repeated infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering" (828.12). It is also unlawful to keep an animal in a place while failing to supply "a sufficient quantity of good and wholesome food and water"(828.13).

Are these laws not enforced by the same courts, are these not the same laws established by lawmakers in order to protect other creatures of God?

However, in just a few days, [if her husband and the courts have their way, ]this is exactly what will happen to Terri. She will be completely deprived of water and food. She will have excessive suffering and pain inflicted upon her which will lead to her cruel death. Yet we have come to the point of asking whether due process been fully carried out and all options exhausted on behalf of Terri? This is unbelievable! Is it not sufficient enough to say that there are still questions that must be answered? We plead, we make the urgent appeal for the life of a helpless human being...a person with whom we all share our God given human dignity. How can anyone say that her best interests have been taken into consideration?

In his Message for the Eleventh World Day of the Sick (11 February 2003) His Holiness Pope John Paul II stated: "And while palliative treatment in the final stage of life can be encouraged, avoiding a "treatment at all costs" mentality, it will never be permissible to resort to actions or omissions which by their nature or in the intention of the person acting are designed to bring about death."

Palliative care, by its definition is the alleviation of suffering and relieving pain. In the last stage of life, it is this care for which we all must hope because, if the feeding tube is removed and Terri is forced to die this slow, terrible, painful death, we must ask ourselves, "And who will be next?" Will this open the door for a state to decide whether this or that incapacitated person should die...not be allowed to die a dignified death but that they should have death inflicted upon them?

It must stop here and now. The courts, the judges and everyone involved with this must understand that all of the questions involved in the case of Terri Schiavo have not yet been answered. Society must realize that we can never inflict this sort of death on a human being, on any other creature, without each and every one of us and society as a whole suffering a terrible fate.

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From the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation:

March 7, 2005 - As you may already know, Terri's case has reached a critical point. Judge George W. Greer has ordered that her nutrition and hydration be removed on March 18, 2005. This will begin a long and painful death process for Terri if his order is carried out.

There are still some things that can spare Terri, and disabled people like her, from this type of forced death. Some of them require your help.

1. Florida's House and Senate are considering a dehydration and starvation protection act that would require stronger evidence of informed consent prior to removing assisted food and fluids from an incapacitated patient. If you are a Floridian, a disability advocate or an elder care advocate, you can let Florida's lawmakers know that you want them to consider such an act.

Contact Florida's Lawmakers here.

www.flsnate.gov - Senate

www.myfloridahouse.com - House

2. The US Congress will consider a bill titled the Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act on Tuesday, March 8, 2005. This bill, if signed into law, would entitle incapacitated persons to the federal review of their rights (known as habeas corpus) and would help ensure that they have been fairly represented. You can encourage your representative to give favorable consideration of this act. Habeas corpus protections are currently available to the worst convicted criminals; this new law would make it clear that disabled Americans are entitled to at least as much legal protection.

Contact your representative here.

http://www.house.gov/writerep/ - US House of Representatives

http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/ - US Congress

3. Seventeen doctors - neurologists, physicians and pathologists, have signed statements in Terri Schiavo's guardianship proceedings to support new neurological testing protocols for her. This is important because of recent findings that may support the position that Terri is not in a persistent vegetative state and can be trained to communicate in spite of her limitations. Disability advocates across North America are calling for an immediate moratorium on deprivation deaths for disabled people like Terri until these new protocols can be enacted as an updated avenue of testing. We ask that you contact your state representatives and ask that they consider such a moratorium.

Contact your state house and senate.

http://www.house.gov/writerep/ - US House of Representatives

http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/ - US Congress

4. The Justice Coalition has petitioned the Governor of the State of Florida to invoke statutory protections for Terri Schiavo pending an investigation into abuse, neglect and exploitation against her.

Sign the petition here.

http://www.justicecoalition.org/petition2.htm

5. Terri's family have filed a number of motions and petitions to the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Pinellas and Pasco Counties and continue to process several different appeals in the Florida courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Read the latest here.

http://www.terrisfight.org

6. National press and media continue to misreport and misrepresent Terri's situation. Such reporting does a tremendous disservice to vulnerable people and elderly and disabled persons throughout the United States. You can help by contacting the editors of your local newspapers and letting the truth be known.

Download the talking point list here.

http://www.terrisfight.org/talk.pdf

7. Over 200 internet bloggers have joined forces to support Terri Schiavo by publishing articles, commentary and information about her situation and legal case. You can join their ranks, read their updates and pass the information along to your friends.

Check out the blog sites here.

http://www.blogsforterri.com

Finally, on behalf of the family and legal team working hard to protect Terri Schiavo and vulnerable citizens like her, we thank you for your time and compassion and we hope that you will contact us with links, suggestions and your personal stories. Your continued support is beyond value.

Contact Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation here.

mailto:info@terrisfight.org

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'Furious George' just warming up

Doug Draper, Reporter's View March 4, 2005

http://www.niagarathisweek.com/na/edit/column/story/2610978p-3027781c.html

[excerpt: go online for article about problems in home health care services in Canada]

"And as the march to privatized home care s continues, George Sitak, a Niagara representative of the United Seniors Citizens of Ontario, says seniors in need of care have come to his organization with a truckload of complaints about growing shortages of qualified nurses to address their needs and of less time made available to help them. At the end of the day, says Sitak, the poorer service is making it harder for seniors with health care needs to remain in their homes.

But they dare not complain to the government. Perhaps the most hideous section of Bill 130 reads as follows: "The CCAC may, in its sole discretion, withdraw services from an individual client for any reason the CCAC deems necessary, including due to client complaints about the service provider."

Imagine that. A senior citizen, in need of home care after working and paying taxes all their adult lives, is cut off because they register a complaint about the service they are getting. The fact the Liberals, who have been in power for a year and a half now, have kept this legislation on the books just about says it all for their commitment to quality home care for the sick and elderly."

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The Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act**** bill which will be presented on 08 March 2005. Rep. Dave Weldon

http://weldon.house.gov/

will present this bill on Tuesday and it NEEDS to pass as the law!

Just go to the site above, type in your zip-code (plus four), locate YOUR state rep and send him/her an email or fax, or leave them a msg. This is of the utmost importance!

If you would like to know why this bill is so important, please visit Terri Schindler Schiavo's website. www.terrisfight.org . She really needs our help!

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http://chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=13435

Okay, Let's Talk About Terri Schiavo, Again

by J. B. Williams Monday, March 07, 2005

On February 24, a few days before a Florida judge issued Terri Schiavo a stay of execution until March 18, I wrote for the first time on a subject that I admittedly knew little about in a piece titled Okay� I'll talk About Terri Schiavo� Once!

As I stated in that piece, I was writing in response to reader mail asking me to take a position on a national debate that I had spent little time researching. Both before and since, I have been inundated with mail from folks on both sides of the debate, most of whom knew little more about the matter. Many of them knew even less than I did.

The purpose of my piece was to first flush out the real facts for my own benefit, second to point out how little people knew about the topic despite their emotionally charged rantings, and last to point out the shortcomings of our judiciary process in such a matter.

I have been called about every name under the sun for appearing not to take a side in that article. Yet I did take a side--the only side I could take: Terri's side. Not her husband's side, not her parents' side (though I stated clearly that I related to their position best), not the court's side as they had failed the family miserably, and not the people's side, but Terri's side.

A dear writer friend, Joan Swirsky, wrote probably the best piece I have read on the topic in her article Why Terri (and All Compromised Children) Should Live , in which she so eloquently places the debate on the proper footing.

I have also since received and reviewed the full medical report ordered by the court, issued by Dr. Jay Wolfson, in which he states that Terri is for all practical purposes, unable to sustain life on her own.

Not being a doctor myself, I asked a medical prof