Schiavo’s Parents Appeal to Supreme Court
By HOPE YEN
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Terri Schiavo’s parents made a desperate appeal to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking justices to order resumption of nourishment for their severely brain-damaged daughter.

In the emergency filing, Bob and Mary Schindler say their 41-year-old daughter faces an unjust and imminent death based on a decision by her husband to remove a feeding tube without strong proof of her consent. They alleged constitutional violations of due process and religious freedom.

The filing also argues Congress intended for Schiavo’s tube to be reinserted, at least temporarily, when it passed an extraordinary bill last weekend that gave federal courts authority to fully review her case.

Time is of the essence. Schiavo’s feeding tube was removed last Friday and doctors have said she likely would die within a week or two at a hospice in Pinellas Park, Fla.

This is not the kind of hope I want to have, as the Supreme Court, who gives standing to terrorists in a prison in Cuba has denied the Schindlers twice previously.

Here’s hoping I’m wrong.

Source: AP

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