Category Archives: Terri Schiavo

In my previous post, I said that others are now writing much better posts about Terri Schiavo than I can. Here’s four examples. Hilzoy at Obsidian Wings has written the unequalable if-you-read-only-one-post-about-Terri-Schiavo-this-should-be-it post. Hilzoy’s post (which is long) starts off … Continue reading →

I don’t plan to post much more about Terri Schiavo. In late 2003, When I started blogging about Schiavo, it seemed that I was one of a bare handful of lefty bloggers who even knew the case existed. Now, however, … Continue reading →

[I’m “promoting” this comment left by “Cerebrocrat” in the Terri Schiavo News thread. –Amp] Cerebrocrat wrote: But there’s something being lost in this discussion of brain imaging methods. The fact that an MRI would give a better structural picture of … Continue reading →

Currently, it seems likely congress will pass a law allowing Terri Schiavo’s fate to be appealed to a Federal Court. Assuming the law passes, it seems likely that Ms. Schiavo’s feeding tube will be ordered re-inserted while the courts consider … Continue reading →

So today Terri Schiavo is scheduled to have her feeding tube removed. Will it actually happen? I have no idea. (Update: Zuzu in the comments reports that Terri’s feeding tube has now been removed.) But even if her feeding tube … Continue reading →

In a comment on “Alas” last month, TZ and I had this exchange: Amp: “What I haven’t seen is an explanation of how a woman who, according to cat scans, lacks the physical capability to have thought or emotion or … Continue reading →

“Alas” reader David points out this National Review article claiming that the Florida Supreme Court’s ruling overturning “Terri’s Law” “is an embarrassingly bad decision legally.” (If you’d like background info on this ruling, you can read the AP article about … Continue reading →

I’ve written here about Terri Schiavo – a woman in Florida whose mind has long since died, but whose body is being kept alive at the insistence of Terri’s parents, and over the objections of Terri’s husband – a few … Continue reading →