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TERRI SCHINDLER-SCHIAVO--MYTHS VS. REALITY.(Editorial)
Editor's note. Although the court battle to save Terri Schindler-Schiavo's life is now in its eighth year, there are a number of myths about Terri that stubbornly persist. Megan Dillon, NRLC's director of media relations, provides a brief but very useful rebuttal to the primary myths and misunderstandings about Terri.
MYTH
Terri is in a coma or comatose-like state.
REALITY
None of the doctors who have examined Terri currently maintain that she is in a coma. Some contend that Terri is in a so-called "persistent vegetative state" (PVS). Others strongly disagree. They believe she may be in what has come to be called a "minimally conscious state," or some other condition less severe than a PVS.
Important note:
The definition of PVS in Florida is found in Florida Statue 765.101: Persistent vegetative state means a permanent and irreversible condition of unconsciousness in which there is:
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- Press release article from: Business Wire March 4, 2004 700+ words
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- ACLJ Files Notice of Appeal of Florida Court Order Denying Intervention for...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 5, 2004 700+ words
...Mary Schindler - the parents of Terri Schindler Schiavo - to permit the parents...restore life-saving measures to Terri Schindler Schiavo. "We will once again...that excludes the parents of Terri Schindler Schiavo from direct involvement...
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- Magazine article from: National Right to Life News March 1, 2005 700+ words
...developments rapidly unfolding in the Terri Schindler-Schiavo case. For up-to...David Gibbs, the lawyer for Terri's parents, continues to file...According to a statement posted on the Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation web page...
- ACLJ Asking Florida Court to Permit Intervention of Terri Schindler Schiavo's...
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 30, 2003 700+ words
...Mary Schindler - the parents of Terri Schindler Schiavo - in a lawsuit brought...saving measures to be restored to Terri Schindler Schiavo. "This is a very important...take actions to save the life of Terri Schindler Schiavo. We are asking the court...
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- Magazine article from: National Right to Life News October 1, 2007 700+ words
...half years since the death of Terri Schindler Schiavo in what was one of the...their daughter and sister. The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation, initially formed in an effort to save Terri's life, has now become a vehicle...
- ACLJ Asks Florida Appeals Court to Permit Parents of Terri Schindler Schiavo to...
- Press release article from: Business Wire December 5, 2003 700+ words
...Mary Schindler - the parents of Terri Schindler Schiavo - from intervening in a lawsuit to defend "Terri's Law" - legislation that cleared...restore life-saving measures to Terri Schindler Schiavo. "We are asking the...
- ACLJ Pleased That Florida Appeals Court Gives Parents of Terri Schindler...
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 13, 2004 700+ words
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- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire October 16, 2003 700+ words
...org Judge Greer ordered that Terri Schindler-Schiavo be denied food and...Bush has the authority to save Terri Schindler-Schiavo's life. We know...Truth and Justice Details on Terri Schindler-Schiavo and her fight to stay...
Source: HighBeam Research, TERRI SCHINDLER-SCHIAVO--MYTHS VS. REALITY.(Editorial)