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Terri Schiavo Archives


January 11, 2007

Robert Schindler is Improving

Wesley Smith communicates good news about Robert Schindler, Terri Schiavo's father. His condition is improving. - more here....
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December 28, 2006

Bob Schindler Update

Wesley Smith brings us the news: Bobby Schindler reports some good news about his father: Bob has fully stabilized and he is being transferred today from the hospital to a rehabilitation center. Bob experienced no cognitive deficiencies from his strokes,...
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December 22, 2006

New Book on the Schiavo Case

Yesterday we posted information about the Tangled Web, a massive collection of articles relating to the legal, judicial, moral and ethical issues of the Terri Schindler Schiavo case. Did I mention it is available immediately as an ebook? Click here...
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December 21, 2006

Pray for Robert Schindler

Wesely Smith writes:Robert Schindler, Terri Schiavo's father, has had a stroke and is in a hospital intensive care unit. He is conscious. At present, the doctors are trying to stabilize his condition. Once that is done, he will be transferred...
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New Book "Tangled Web" Chronicles Schiavo Case

What a tangled web they weave when first they practice to deceive. It’s a case built on lies and self-serving hearsay. It’s a case built on egregious violations of law and our Constitution. It’s a case overflowing with criminal...
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October 10, 2006

No Longer in a Permanent Vegetative State

Peter (ProLifeNews.tv) links to the story of an 11-year-old boy who woke from what doctors suggested was a hopeless condition. On Oct. 7, 2004, Devon Rivers became sickened with a mysterious illness that left in a coma:Eventually, he was moved...
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October 4, 2006

Experimenting on the Incapacitated

A recent article appearing in the Journal of Medical Ethics addresses the suggestion that medical experiments should be conducted on those who are considered in a permanent vegetative state. A chilling, if not frightening, account is reported by BioEdge:What should...
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September 25, 2006

Playing vegetative mind games - a response

Bobby Schindler, Terri Schiavo’s brother, submits for publication the following letter in response to the Sept. 15, opinion piece by Ellen Goodman, “Playing vegetative mind games.” Ms. Goodman: I read your recent column, "Playing vegetative mind games". The lengths that...
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September 14, 2006

What Harm Does Testing Do?

She had a connection with her daughter few understood but for those who viewed Mary Schindler interacting with Terri Schiavo the obvious was an "emotional dagger to the heart." Pamela Hennessy writes a griping article about one mother's love for...
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July 12, 2006

One Terry Reminding Us of Another Terri

From our friends at the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation Center for Health Care Ethics: ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, July 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- The publicity surrounding Terry Wallis has brought attention once again to the condition of Terri Schiavo. Terry Wallis...
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July 6, 2006

Where There's Life, There's Hope

June Maxam writes a comprehensive commentary on the recovery of Terry Wallis from a "minimally conscious state" and the unfortunate decisions that led to the death of Terri Schiavo:Had Michael Schiavo allowed his wife therapy during the dozen years preceding...
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June 18, 2006

Nebraska pro-life community stands up for ordinary care

Nebraskans are circulating a petition right now to amend their state constitution to elevate food and water care to a basic, constitutionally protected right. The Nebraskans for Humane Care Committee is sponsoring this effort, which has been unanimously endorsed by...
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June 13, 2006

The Schiavo Case

Were there classic signs of strangulation?...
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June 4, 2006

The Economics of Life

The pro-life movement is celebrating victories that after over 30 years of Roe v Wade, the scourge of abortion, at least public support for it, has waned and is now the minority position. South Dakota passed an outright abortion ban...
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May 24, 2006

Drug 'Reverses' Vegetative State

The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation Center for Health Care Ethics Calls For a Moratorium of Ordinary Care Removal From Persons Diagnosed in a Persistent Vegetative State ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, May 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- Following reports that the drug Zolpidem...
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Chuck Colson: Right on Michael but Wrong on Terri Schiavo

Chuck Colson gets it right in his commentary about the worldview represented in Michael Schiavo's book:Joking aside, Michael Schiavo’s world is a dangerous and scary place, a place where the “survival of the fittest” is taken to a whole new...
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May 4, 2006

Schiavo Judge Commits Judicial Foul

According to the North Country Gazette's June Maxam, Pinellas County probate court judge George W. Greer has crossed the line.Greer appeared this past weekend as the lead speaker at the 10th anniversary symposium of the University of Pennsylvania Center for...
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May 3, 2006

Terri Schiavo Family Blasts Pro-Euthanasia Symposium

The surviving family of Terri Schiavo rallied Monday at the University of Pennsylvania’s Biomedical Research Building to opposen Judge George Greer’s participation in a pro-euthanasia symposium titled: The Legacy of Terri Schiavo: Why is it so hard to die in...
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April 13, 2006

Remembering Terri Schiavo

A press release from the Schindlers:"We are not the people you think we are." Terri Schiavo’s family recounts the infamous and highly controversial life or death case that thrust their private family in to the spotlight in A LIFE THAT...
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April 11, 2006

Michael Schiavo's Book to Become Movie

From a LifeNews.com article: Hollywood, CA (LifeNews.com) -- A group of Hollywood producers have purchased the rights to Michael Schiavo's book to produce what will likely be a biased, one-sided movie on his victorious legal battle in his efforts to...
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April 8, 2006

I'm not surprised

An attorney for the Schindler-Schiavo Foundations says that Jon Eisenberg, the California attorney who has filed a complaint against the organizations, has presented no evidence to substantiate his claim. - read the rest Related: BlogsforTerri...
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April 5, 2006

Michael Schiavo's Absurd and Twisted Logic

The American View has published an exclusive interview with Bobby Schindler, the brother of Terri Schiavo. Host John Lofton asks Schindler to comment on a recent interviewed of Michael Schiavo by Dateline's Matt Lauer (more info). One of the statements...
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April 2, 2006

Depressed about what they did to Terri Schiavo?

You're not alone:America broke my heart last year. And I just came to doubt whether any political conversation could ever matter again. I gave everything I had in me as a blogger to trying to convince people that "where there...
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March 31, 2006

Faithmouse Remembers Terri Schiavo

Thanks to Dan Lacey....
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A Life That Matters

Although some judge a book by its cover, many look at real-time sales and popularity as an indicator of public support. Consequently, Br. Paul O'Donnell, the Schindler's spiritual advisor, urges Schindler supporters to purchase their book. "It would make a...
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Terri's Story - A Must Read

Last night I had the privilege of speaking with WordNetDaily's Diana Lynne about her book, Terri's Story: The Court-Ordered Death of an American Woman. I have a lot to say about our conversation and the insight Lynne brings to the...
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Did Terri Want to Die?

Michael Schiavo has claimed that his wife, Terri, expressed a desire not to be kept alive by artificial means* should she ever be debilitated by an accident or illness. His brother and sister-in-law corroborated that assertion, which Judge George Greer...
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Was Terri's Death Painless and Serene?

Last year at this time, ABC News reported that Terri Schiavo's death is "likely to be very serene." Michael Schiavo and his attorney George Felos have described it that way as well. However, yesterday, on the Pat Campbell show, Fr....
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Terri Schiavo's Family Fights Onward

Last year Bobby Schindler spoke passionately and with emotional charge, still carrying the pain and grief that followed the public dehydration of his sister and yet describing his hope and vision for the future: Part I - Terri Schiavo's Life...
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Does Michael Schiavo Know What Terri Wanted? Does He Care?

Michael Schiavo has publicly stated that his goal in withholding treatment from his wife and removing her feeding tube (leading to death-by-starvation) is in accord with her wishes. He has testified that he loves his wife and is doing what...
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Terri Schiavo: Finding the Answers

This the final post in a four part series containing the full-text of a speech given by Bobby Schindler to an audience in Phoenix, AZ sponsored by Arizona Right to Life. These details and much more can be read by...
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March 30, 2006

Faithmouse Remembers Terri Schiavo

Terri Schindler Schiavo Memorial Illustration, In Progress...
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Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation Launched

Mary and Robert Schindler as well as Suzanne Schindler Vitadamo and Bobby Schindler officially launched the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation on March 30, 2006 at 11:00 am outside of the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington DC. Speakers will include...
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Still Waiting for Justice to be Served

“Throughout the entire struggle to save Terri’s life and to this very day, the Schindler family has been a profound example of Christian familial love,” stated Stephen G. Peroutka, Esq., chairman of the National Pro-Life Action Center (NPLAC)—the uncompromising voice...
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Michael Schiavo Joins Pat Campbell

Orlando's best morning radio host is Pat Campbell, who continues to be a leading voice for life on 540WFLA. This morning, Michael Schiavo is scheduled to join Pat for an interview at 8:05am (EST). You can listen live by going...
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March 29, 2006

Schindler Family - 'We've Moved On'

Yesterday, the Schinder family appeared on Scarborough Country to discuss their book, A Life that Matters, and the charitable relief efforts of the Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation. As usual, the group was asked to respond to numerous explosive allegations made...
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Controlling Terri Schiavo

Terri's death was never about Terri's supposed wish. Terri's death and the long struggle over it was about Michael having control, being allowed to "win" and getting what he thought was best. -- JivinJehoshaphat...
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March 28, 2006

Terri Schiavo's Family Publishes Her Story

A Life that Matters is a must read for anyone who says they are pro-life. These are the words of Br. Paul O’Donnell, a man who worked closely with the Schindler family during the dark days of their battle for...
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Legalized Killing: The PVS Diagnosis

This the third post in a four part series containing the full-text of a speech given by Bobby Schindler to an audience in Phoenix, AZ sponsored by Arizona Right to Life. These details and much more can be read by...
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March 27, 2006

Schindlers discuss Terri Schiavo Book

Bob and Mary Schindler appeared on Hannity and Colmes to talk about their fight for their daughter, Terri Schiavo, the book they wrote to honor her life (A Life that Matters) and their work on behalf of others. The...
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Disability activists remember Terri Schiavo

Disability activists marked the anniversary of Terri Schiavo’s death and vowed to renew their resolve to continue the battle to promote meaningful safeguards for the thousands of disabled Americans who, like Terri Schiavo, have guardians making life-and-death decisions on their...
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Bloggers' Best for Terri Schiavo: Anniversary Edition, pt. 2

Bloggers are invited to submit links to their best writing on Terri Schiavo's case and related issues. Dory has posted this weeks edition here....
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A Life that Matters - The Schindler's Book about Terri

LifeNews - The new book about the life and death of Terri Schiavo, written by her parents and brother and sister, hits the bookshelves on Tuesday. With a release date of just three days before Terri's ex-husband starved her to...
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Terri Schiavo's Collapse - Lauer's Description

In an NBC exclusive, Matt Lauer interviewed Michael Schiavo about his upcoming book that Schiavo claims will settle a few scores. Prior to asking Schiavo questions about his wife's 1990 collapse, Lauer laid the following groundwork for the audience:Terri Schiavo’s...
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March 26, 2006

Not the Best Choice of Words

An emotional Michael Schiavo, appearing on MSNBC's Dateline, described his feelings about his new wife: ... I love her to death. Ironically, it was his love for his first wife, Terri, that he claims motivated him to remove her feeding...
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March 25, 2006

An Open Letter to Michael Schiavo

Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, and an eyewitness to Terri Schiavo’s final hours, released the following open letter to Michael Schiavo tonight. Fr. Pavone will read it to a worldwide audience on an internationally broadcast religious...
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Bloggers' Best for Terri Schiavo: Anniversary Edition, pt. 2

Bloggers are invited to submit links to their best writing on Terri Schiavo's case and related issues. Dory has posted this weeks edition here....
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Lauer Corrects Michael Schiavo Misrepresentation

As the release of his book approaches, Michel Schiavo and his wife Jodi have given their first network interview with NBC New’s Matt Lauer. Schiavo discusses the hydration/starvation death of his wife, Terri, and why he refused to give her...
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March 23, 2006

Schiavo Interview Stirs Controversy

In a startling revelation, Terri Schaivo's ex-husband Michael admitted in an interview that his new book Terri: The Truth was written to "settle some scores" with Terri's family rather than honor the memory of the woman at the center of...
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March 22, 2006

Bobby Schindler - Part II - Terri Schiavo and the Culture of Death Movement

This post is the second part of several containing the full-text of a speech given by Bobby Schindler to an audience in Phoenix, AZ. Of course, these details and much more can be read by simply ordering a copy A...
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March 18, 2006

Bloggers' Best for Terri Schiavo: Anniversary Edition, pt. 1

One year ago today, Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed and she began an almost two week journey toward death brought on by dehydration. A year later, we remember her by remembering the issues that her life and death brought...
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A Year Later---The World Remembers Terri Schindler-Schiavo

A year ago today, at 1 p.m. March 18, 2005, the long, painful and barbaric process of the court-ordered execution by starvation of Terri Schindler-Schiavo began when her estranged husband Michael Schiavo removed her feeding tube which provided her nutrition...
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BlogsforTerri Remembers Terri Schiavo

Dear Friends, One year ago we fought together on behalf of Terri Schiavo at BlogsforTerri as a loose coalition of independent bloggers, commenters and readers. Despite our protests, we watched with sadness and alarm as Terri’s food and water were...
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March 17, 2006

Part I - Terri Schiavo's Life and Death

Last year Arizona Right to Life sponsored an evening with Bobby Schindler, brother of Terri Schiavo, who is now working full-time for the Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation. The Phoenix event drew hundreds of people and included an introduction by Fr. Frank...
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March 16, 2006

Blogger's Best for Terri Schiavo

In preparation for the Terri Schiavo Blogburst, Dory from Wittenberg Gate writes with insight about the anniversary of Terri Schiavo’s death:This Saturday, March 18th, is the anniversary of the day Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed. She died thirteen days...
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A Tribute to the Schindlers

Theresa May de Vera entered a hospital "clinically dead" following a severe asthma attack. Despite recommendations by doctors to "pull the plug", her parents didn't give up. She recovered and went on to study Theology in graduate school. Theresa participated...
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March 15, 2006

Anniversary of Terri's Death

The anniversary of the murder of Terri Schiavo. It will appear to come into the spotlight and fade away but for many it has never truly gone away and truly never will....
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Blogburst in Memory of Terri Schiavo

On March 31, 2005, Terri Schindler Schiavo died of marked dehydration following more than 13 days without nutrition or hydration under the order of Circuit Court Judge, George W. Greer of the Pinellas-Pasco’s Sixth Judicial Court. Terri was 41. It...
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Terri's Day Celebrates the Culture of Life

Bob Schindler, father of Terri Schiavo, has joined Kevin Fobbs, President of the National Urban Policy Action Council (NuPac) and host of "The Kevin Fobbs Show" on News Talk 1400 WDTK in Detroit, Michigan, to announce the launch of a...
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March 3, 2006

Terri's Day: Join A National Pledge Drive

Will You Join the cause:It began in Michigan, and it swept across the nation like a mask of death — a plague that would soon engulf America — that far too many Americans began to legitimize and even to become...
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March 1, 2006

Firefighter Donald Herbert Memorial Illustration

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February 19, 2006

Terri Schiavo: A Life that Matters

As we approach the anniversary of Terri Schiavo's death, both the Schindlers and Michael Schiavo are publishing books recounting their experiences and opinions. Terri's parents, Mary and Robert Schindler, her brother, Bobby, and her sister, Suzanne Vitadamo have aptly named...
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February 17, 2006

Media Bias in the Schiavo Case

Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, wrote for MSNBC in 2005, "The time has come to let Terri Schiavo die". His piece continues to be an example of how the "experts" can be...
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