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Jeb Bush Asks for "Unbiased View" of Schindler-Schiavo Case.(Florida's governor weighs in on a dispute over assisted suicide)

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Largely unnoticed outside of Florida, Gov. Jeb Bush has taken a hand in the case of Terri Schindler-Schiavo.

The Florida Coalition for Disability Rights had written Gov. Bush asking him to appoint a guardian ad litem "to protect the best interests of Terri Schiavo as an individual" and determine her potential for recovery, according to the Associated Press (AP). Gov. Bush responded that "he is limited by the decisions of the court and the fact that she already has a legal guardian. He said he is `looking at another option' but declined to elaborate," the AP reported.

On August 26 Gov. Bush exercised that option. He "asked Greer to preserve Schiavo's life until a court-appointed guardian can `independently investigate the circumstances of this case and provide the court with an unbiased view that considers the best interests of Mrs. Schiavo,'" the AP reported.

"This case represents a disturbing result of a severe family disagreement in extremely trying circumstances,'' Bush wrote to the judge. "Emotions are high, accusations abound, and at the heart of this public and private maelstrom is a young ...

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