Monthly Archives: March 2005

Terri’s Painless Death

Painless? You be the judge… What happens to non-terminally ill people with cognitive disabilities whose feeding tubes are removed? Do they suffer from the process? When I conducted research on this question in preparation for writing my book Forced Exit, … Continue reading

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More Cowardice

Reinsertion of Schiavo Feeding Tube Denied By MARK LONG, Associated Press Writer PINELLAS PARK, Fla. – After losing two consecutive appeals in federal court, Terri Schiavo’s parents vowed Wednesday to take their fight to the U.S. Supreme Court (news – … Continue reading

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Rush Nails It

After a stupid caller sarcastically postulated that we put a “Frist” camera in every operating room so Bill Frist can make a diagnosis and decision right then and there, Rush just bitchsmacked the guy: By the way, let me make … Continue reading

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If Terri Were…

If Terry Schiavo had only starred in “Superwoman”, we’d find a way not to kill her. If she were a corporation, we’d indict the Chief Financial Officer–her HINO (husband-in-name-only). If she were a killer, she’d be protected under the supreme … Continue reading

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The last glimmer…

Schiavo’s Parents Appeal Judge’s Ruling 28 minutes ago By VICKIE CHACHERE, Associated Press Writer TAMPA, Fla. – A federal judge on Tuesday refused to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube, denying an emergency request from the brain-damaged woman’s … Continue reading

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Almost there…

The parents of Terri Schiavo asked a judge to reinsert the brain-damaged woman’s feeding tube Monday, following an extraordinary, daylong political fight that consumed both chambers of Congress and prompted the president to rush back to the White House. An … Continue reading

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Just so you know who they are:

The list of Nays from this morning’s vote: Baldwin Berkley Bishop (NY) Brown-Waite, Ginny Butterfield Capuano Cardin Carnahan Carson Castle Clay Cleaver Clyburn Conyers Davis (FL) Dent Dicks Doyle Evans Frank (MA) Gutierrez Hastings (FL) Holt Hoyer Israel Kaptur Kennedy … Continue reading

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