- Terri's father, Bob Schindler, said they have hard evidence,
corroborated by a radiologist, that she suffered severe injuries before
her collapse."She had fractured ribs and, I think the pelvic area
and a broken leg," Schindler said. "He put the timeframe in about
the time when Terri collapsed."
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- At last, some good news from a courtroom regarding Terri
Schiavo.
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- A Florida court has ruled that Terri Schiavo's parents
should have the right to defend their daughter's life in court " and
that the state can cross-examine witnesses in the case.
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- It's the first favorable ruling for the disabled woman
since Terri's Law was passed last October, allowing Gov. Jeb Bush to intervene
and order doctors to reinsert Schiavo's feeding tube. The courts have consistently
sided with her husband, Michael Schiavo, and the special interests that
wish her dead.
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- Jay Sekulow, the lawyer defending Terri's Law, is pleased
with the ruling.
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- "It does say one thing, and that is the idea that
the parents had no vested interest in the outcome of their child is just
ridiculous," he said. "Certainly, the three-judge court of appeals
(panel) unanimously made that conclusion."
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- The ruling also allows lawyers to put Michael Schiavo
on the stand. Terri's father, Bob Schindler, said they have hard evidence,
corroborated by a radiologist, that she suffered severe injuries before
her collapse.
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- "She had fractured ribs and, I think, the pelvic
area and a broken leg," Schindler said. "He put the timeframe
in about the time when Terri collapsed."
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- The case now goes back to a lower court where the Schindlers
will petition for guardianship of their daughter.
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- Terri is being fed through a tube, but otherwise is free
of any life support assistance.
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- FOR MORE INFORMATION The Web site Terri's Fight contains
information about Terri Schiavo and efforts to keep her from being starved
and dehydrated to death.
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