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February 28, 2005

BlogsforTerri Ad Campaign Targets USA Today The BlogsForTerri ad compaign continues.... Having just completed our first fire across the bow of the mainstream media via our BlogsforTerri ad in the Tampa Tribune, we are now preparing to place an ad in the "USA Today" on Friday...

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LDI Reviews the *Facts* About the Terri Schiavo Case Douglas R. Scott, president of Life Decisions International (LID), today called on all Americans, especially those involved in the Terri Schindler Schiavo case, to refrain from being swayed by pro-euthanasia rhetoric and to keep in mind the facts of the...

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Execution Order Shocks Disability Advocates In a shocking move, Judge George Greer ordered court-appointed guardian Michael Schiavo to begin starving and dehydrating Terri Schiavo on March 18, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. "This is not simply a court order removing a judicial stay and allowing the...

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Emergency Petition URGENT: Blogs please see that this gets swarmed! Terri Schiavo’s life is hanging in the balance. Right now, the Justice Coalition is launching this EMERGENCY PETITION to rally grassroots support to save Terri’s life and affirm the value of life...

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February 27, 2005

Extreme Prejudice and the Survival of the Fittest Terri Schiavo is a 41 year-old woman who suffered significant brain injury following a mysterious collapse in 1990. Her husband has petitioned the courts for the authority to cause her death by removing her only physical dependence, a gastric feeding tube, while her immediate family has struggled to block his efforts. Her case represents one of the nation’s most polarizing and it is one that will likely shame us all for years to come.

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February 26, 2005

President Bush, Please Help Terri SunnyeWriter is has asked President George Bush for an executive order that will "pardon" Terri Schiavo.Mr. President, in swearing to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States surely you also assume the protection of those inalienable rights defined...

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February 25, 2005

BlogsforTerri Pulls Ad After Censorship - Updated Source: BlogsforTerri Update 2(by Richard) At 5:30 PM this afternoon, after earlier attempts had failed to reach me at a time that I that I could speak with him, I received a phone call from Mr. Eric Myers, National Sales...

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Greer Delays Starvation by Three Weeks "We're happy that we have at least three weeks until they kill Terri [Schiavo]. We're unhappy that we don't have much time" for more legal maneuvers, said her father, Bob Schindler.

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Marriage Vows Don't Include Starvation George Felos, the "right-to-die" attorney representing Schiavo told Florida Baptist Witness his client "deeply loves Terri" and cares about her despite cohabitating openly with his fiancée, Jodi Centonze, since 1995. The couple now have two children together. "He simply is...

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Vatican Weighs in on Schiavo Case A Vatican official launched an appeal to save Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman whose husband wants her off life-support care....

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Thinking While in a State of Persistent Vegetation Thank you, Andrea, for being willing to expand on your prior comments. Your testimony dispels the widely held myth that those who are classified as PVS lack mental capabilities. It also confirms the benefit of rehabilitation and being placed in...

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Roe v. Wade Motion: What Really Happened? How the nine Supreme Court judges voted on this is confidential information I’m not allowed to divulge. However I am able to share a few very telling details, directly from the attorneys representing Norma McCorvey: Read more... HT: AfterAbortion...

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Associated Press Targets Terri Schiavo Associated Press released a report penned by Vickie Chachere which cited an eating disorder as the cause of Terri Schiavo's mysterious collapse and ensuing brain injury on February 25, 1990. Contrary to the account of writer Chachere, there was never...

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February 24, 2005

Constructive Possibilities While examining the takedown of Dan Rather, Hugh Hewitt wrote in his groundbreaking book, The Blog,The destructive energy of the blogsphere is fierce indeed when focused.Several additional examples follow and Hugh does a remarkable job analyzing the actions that led...

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Abuse Allegations to be Investigated Multiple fractures, injuries consistent with strangulation and enzyme levels inconsistent with heart failure. Is this legal maneuvering or is it probable cause?

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February 23, 2005

Judge Blocks Schiavo Starvation Bid CLEARWATER, Fla. Feb 23, 2005 — A judge Wednesday extended a stay keeping brain-damaged Terri Schiavo alive until Friday, saying he needed time to decide whether her husband, who wants to remove her feeding tube, is unfit to be her...

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When Will They Come for My Son? Thanks, Tom McMahon, for writing about your son:In February 1991 our son Ryan suffered a severe brain injury. He was in the hospital for 6 months, and has never regained the ability to walk or talk. He cannot answer Yes...

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February 22, 2005

Terri Schiavo's Looming Deadline Knowing what we know and having seen the videos, the following partial transcript from "On the Record," (February 21, 2005) is outrageous. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: A legal setback for a Florida family trying to keep their daughter alive. Terri...

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Greer Gives Terri Schiavo Another Day Judge Greer Issues Temporary Stay till 5:00 pm tomorrow! Attorneys for the Schindlers have just been notified that Judge Greer has granted their Emergency Motion for a Temporary Stay. The new Stay will hold over until after tomorrow's hearing and...

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A Conversation with Terri Schiavo Terri Schiavo is smiles, laughs, responds ...

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Write Letters to the Editors Thanks to Chad from InTheBullpen, please find below the email addresses and contact information for most newpaper editors in the State of Florida. Now is the time to tell them about Terri Schiavo and the information published here and at...

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The Facts No Longer Matter US top court rejects bid to reopen Roe v. WadeThe article doesn't say who voted or how this time, only that three justices "have voted" (assumed to mean in the past) to overturn. Please read more at AfterAbortion....

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You Can Make a Difference Today, Michael Schiavo has promised to withhold food and water from Terri Schiavo to bring about her death. Despite reports that show up in the Mainstream Media, we know that Terri is not a "vegetable" and not "brain-dead". We've seen...

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Michael Schiavo Plans to Withhold Terri's Food Today Here is the latest from LifeNews:Terri Schiavo's estranged husband Michael plans to remove her feeding tube on Tuesday, even though a hearing on whether to renew a stay preventing him from doing so won't take place until Wednesday. The current...

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A promise is a promise by Pamela F. Hennessy Michael Schiavo made a promise. According to him, he promised his wife more than 20 years ago that he would never let her linger on artificial life support. He has said that he and his young...

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February 21, 2005

Bob Schindler: "There Is NO Stay" Previously I communicated that Judge Greer barred Michael Schiavo from withholding food from Terri Schiavo until Wednesday based upon an Empire Journal article that was quoted by BlogsforTerri. Lifenews reported the same information. It now appears that the information is...

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Schiavo Judge Bars Withdrawal Of Feeding Tube Until Hearing Michael Schiavo and his attorney, euthanasia advocate George Felos, have been barred from withdrawing the feeding tube from Schiavo's brain damaged wife until a hearing can be held Wednesday. Sixth Circuit Court Judge George Greer ruled late Monday afternoon that...

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Felos Aims to Begin Death by Starvation Tomorrow Today, the 2nd DCA denied the Schindlers' motion to withhold their mandate, which is expected to be issued tomorrow morning, Tuesday - February 22, 2005. Upon learning of this, attorney George Felos contacted the Schindlers' attorney to inform him that...

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A Call to all Blogs for Terri Richard announced that BlogsForTerri, on behalf of all 150+ blogs will place an ad in the Sunday edition of the St Petersburg Times (largest paid circulation in Florida - 450,000+). The ad will be an open letter to the residents...

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Schindlers File Emergency Motion, Schedule Press Conference Today, the 2nd DCA denied the Schindlers' motion to withhold their mandate that would clear the way for Terri Schiavo's feeding tube to be removed. The Schindlers have filed today an emergency motion for clarification and temporary stay and are...

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The Feeding Tube Myth Crystal Clear does a great job exposing the clear bias against Terri Schiavo in the Orlando Sentinel’s article, Courts expected to settle Schiavo's fate this week. Not surprising, the article also contains reference to the feeding-tube myth: Early this week,...

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The wonderful world of legal murder Barbara Simpson has written an excellent article titled "The wonderful world of legal murder" for WND. Here are a few paragraphs that should make a difference:The media conspire against Terri. Virtually every news report says she is "vegetative" and "brain...

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February 20, 2005

Jeb Bush Could Save Terri Schiavo’s Life…If He Wanted Wittenburg Gate reproduces an article by Doc Washburn, a Florida radio talk show host who asserts that Gov. Jeb Bush has the right and authority to intervene and save Terri Schiavo's life right now. The meat of his argument is:Florida’s...

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Bloggers' Best for Terri The Terri Schiavo blog burst continues and is growing (rapidly). Dory from Wittenburg Gate has published a phenomenal collection of new posts by over 40 bloggers called "Bloggers' Best for Terri Schiavo". The diversity and quality of the entries is...

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February 19, 2005

"BlogsForTerri" Attack Plan We are in daily contact with those closest to the effort to save Terri, and they believe what we have outlined here is the most effective way that over 100 organized and motivated bloggers can help save Terri Schiavo.

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Reminder: Bloggers' Best for Terri Schiavo On Sunday Wittenberg Gate will host a Bloggers' Best for Terri Schiavo . Any blogger may submit one best post on behalf of preserving Terri Schivo's life or closely related subjects such as care for the disabled or euthanasia. Anyone...

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Updated Terri Schiavo Index TheBandWagon has updated the Terri Schiavo index of all of ProLifeBlog's aggregated posts grouped by blog. Thanks Jody! To add your blog to the Pro-Life Blogs aggregator and database click here....

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February 18, 2005

Standing Firm, Making a Difference I have received a number of emails from individuals who can truly sympathize with the Schindlers because they have walked a similar path. Their testimony is powerful and reveals that Terri Schiavo's parents are not alone in their desire to...

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A Call to Prayer for the Supreme Court Today the Supreme Court is beginning private deliberations to decide whether or not to hear the case of Norma McCorvey (the "Roe" of "Roe v. Wade"), who is now seekig to overturn the courts prior ruling which legalized abortion. [more...

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BlogsforTerri Launches after Meeting the 100 Blog Milestone Congratulations to the BlogsforTerri Swarm! Last night we added our 100th member blog and are still growing fast. Having met the milestone we have launched BlogsforTerri as a central point for future information and to promote and network with TERRI's...

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February 17, 2005

Bobby Schindler Grants an Exclusive Interview to Bloggers Bobby Schindler, Terri Schiavo's borther, graciously granted an exclusive interview to Hyscience on behalf of the Blogs for Terri. The raw text of this exceptional interview has been provided by HyScience [click here]. Bobby's answers are transparent and stirring, reflecting...

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Terri Schiavo is Conscious, Struggles to Talk and has Spoken Words A former girlfriend of Michael Schiavo has revealed publicly that he believes his wife, Terri Schiavo, recognizes him and responds emotionally to him. This information is consistent with the testimony of health care workers, Terri's family and video footage which...

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On the Value of ALL Human Life Naaman puts Joni Eareckson Tada's quote in perspective. The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them,...

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MSNBC Links to Hyscience Check it out here. Note that Hyscience is listed above DailyKos and Wonkette....

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Sample Letter to Use for Terri Schiavo Case WriteWingBlog is writing. She just published a sample letter for newpaper editors that will also be useful when contacting Florida officials. At her request, I'm reproducing most of her post below....

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Are a Few Voices Missing? A reader pointed me to this article in the National Ledger by L.A. Morris. He notes right away that popular blogs in the blogosphere seem to have forgotten or overlooked the danger to Terri Schiavo. As early as Feb. 22,...

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Contact Government Officials to Save Terri! -- CONTACT INFO John has the master list. It's time to act! Update: Governor Bush's office (850-488-4441) is receiving a substantial volume of calls today in support of Terri....

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Defend Terri Schiavo Action Plan I The army of Terri's bloggers is growing rapidly and gaining attention through-out the blogosphere thanks to each member of Terri's blogroll [if you haven't signed-up add your blog]. Minds are being changed and action is being taken. Hyscience has written...

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Cockroaches scatter when you turn on the light. Dory explains. And here she shines some light by writing, "Terri Schiavo is not being kept alive artificially. She is merely being fed. She is not dying. She is disabled."...

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A Lot of Work for Terri Schiavo's Bloggers Terri's bloggers have a lot of work to do. We need to do what we are doing which is organizing the largest telephone and email campaign this ole country's seen in a very long time. And we need to advertise...

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February 16, 2005

The Terri Schiavo Event Today Hyscience has posted information about the event held in front of Woodside Hospice today. This is a must read for each of Terri's bloggers....

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Joni Eareckson Tada Speaks Out in Support of Terri Schiavo "Thousands of Americans with disabilities understand the gravity of Terri's situation. We know that if every last legal safeguard around this brain-injured woman is dismantled, if every option is exhausted, then all of us are exposed, all of us are...

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Terri Schiavo supporters again take to the streets Here is the first report I've read about today's protest: Standing outside the hospice where Terri Schiavo lives, family and supporters of the severely brain-damaged woman on Wednesday kicked off a campaign of lobbying and protests hoping to block her...

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Disability Activists Call for Moratorium on Starvation and Dehydration The following Press Release is from a group called "Not Dead Yet" (HT: LifeSteward - LifeNews has more)Disability activists have called for a nationwide moratorium on the dehydration and starvation of people alleged to be in “persistent vegetative state.” This...

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Why is a Human Life in Danger? Marlowe's Shade comments on the Terri Schiavo blogburst:Terri's case is significant because she is a human being. She was and is still dearly loved. Despite her serious impairment, she has intrinsic worth. I believe from her interactions with her family...

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Terri Blog Posts - Indexed by Site Check out thebandwagon's master list of Terri Schiavo posts, organized by Blog....

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Resurrection Ask Sarah Scantlin whether she is glad to be alive today. On second thought, don't insult her. If you've ever wondered why relatives of some accident victims who wind up in comas with "permanent" brain damage never give up hope...

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Yes, Terri Schiavo Does Speak Source: SpiritDaily via Hyscience Nurses who tended to Terri Schiavo -- the Florida woman whose feeding and water tubes may soon be removed -- have stated in affidavits provided by her family that the 41-year-old has exhibited clear-cut behavior indicating...

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Protesters Gathering In Florida TODAY Protesters from across the country including a number of Christian groups are gathering in Pinellas Park and Clearwater, Fla., in an attempt to save the life of brain-damaged Terri Schindler Schiavo.Spread the word: 1:00 PM Woodside Hospice 6774 102nd Avenue...

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Terri Schiavo Round-Up Announced Wittenberg Gate will be hosting a bloggers' round-up for Terri Schiavo on Sunday, February 20th. Anyone blogging for the protection of Terri Schiavo's life is invited to submit their one best post on her behalf by Saturday, noon EST. (EST...

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Terri Schiavo Struggles to Talk - Father Pavone I have been able to talk to her, to listen to her struggle to speak, to watch her focus her eyes and smile and attempt to kiss her parents. I have prayed with her, blessed her, and assured her that she has many friends around the country and around the world, who love her and want her to enjoy the same protections we all enjoy, even when we're wounded

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February 15, 2005

Message from Terri Schiavo's Father Source: GOPInsight By now you have probably heard about a young woman who is threatened with starvation in Florida. That young woman is my daughter, Terri. In 1990, through circumstances which are shrouded in mystery (and may involve a criminal...

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Great Progress but the Battle is Ahead - Updated Great progress is being made toward the goal of 100 blogs who will stand-up for Terri Schiavo by publishing posts daily on her behalf. Four days ago Hyscience announced Terri’s Blogroll and only today (Monday) the call was made for...

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Terri Schiavo Needs Speech Therapy Christian News Network - Over and over Terri Schindler Schiavo's parents have asked that Terri be given speech therapy. Terri's parents filed an emergency motion for immediate therapy in October of 2003, asking for 8 weeks of speech and swallow...

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