Terri Schiavo

Sunday, March 27, 2005

DISABILITY ACTIVISTS RETURNING TO PINELLAS PARK, FL

DISABILITY ACTIVISTS RETURNING TO PINELLAS PARK, FL
"WE LOVE OUR TUBES!!"

CONTACTS:

NDY National-Stephen Drake and Diane Coleman
(708) 209-1500 ext 11 & 29, (708) 420-0539
BOSTON NDY, John Kelly (617) 536-5140

IN FLORIDA:

Disabled Queers in Action-Zan Thornton (678) 358-9540
Rochester ADAPT/NDY, Bruce Darling 585 370-6690
Zen Garcia Atlanta 678 770 1125
Michele Steger St. Louis ADAPT/NDY 314 229 7435

Schiavo Case: Disability Rights Issue! Let People With Disabilities be Heard
"WE LOVE OUR TUBES!"
Disabled Activists are Demonstrating in Florida.

Disability activists are returning to Florida to tell the simple truths about tubes, feeding tubes, breathing tubes, peeing tubes and other tubes we need and love. Disabled people in wheelchairs will demonstrate and explain the realities of everyday life with tubes, confronting society's obvious horror and revulsion with our dignity and disability pride.

Terri's feeding tube is the central issue. This is the reason she is being killed. Disability activists must express our ridicule for the pathetic response of the nondisabled majority to these simple pieces of latex rubber. This case hinges on the fact that Terri uses a feeding tube, which to disabled people is no big deal - it's just another piece of adaptive equipment.

"Right now the case is settled, people are thrown back on their own beliefs, while "experts" continue to present the story as a misbegotten political intervention in a private matter," said John Kelly of Boston Not Dead Yet, "a tragic medical case in which doctors are united in their certain diagnosis that nothing is going on inside her head , and a tragic family matter in which her "husband" really does want the best for her, which is death. And people agree -- and this is absolutely crucial -- because THEY THEMSELVES would rather be dead than
like Terri Schiavo.

"We have been trained, over and over again, that if we only concealed our differences, tucked that legbag tube - for draining urine - under the pants leg, never talked about incontinence, that we could be (at least partially) accepted," Kelly continued. "But the shame that we are meant to bear keeps us down more effectively than anything that anyone could do to us."

"It's time for the press to talk to the real experts on the Schiavo case - the disability rights movement", declared Diane Coleman, president and founder of Not Dead Yet, leading the disability community's opposition to non-voluntary euthanasia for a decade.

"That's why 26 national disability rights organizations, including groups like Not Dead Yet, and CIL's, DQIA, and others have adopted a position in support of Terri Schiavo's right to continue to receive food and water," affirmed Stephen Drake, research analyst for NDY. "People on the right are killing us slowly with cuts to the budget and Medicaid while the people on the left kill us quickly and call it 'compassion' - either way we end up dead - AND WE OBJECT."

Not Dead Yet is a national disability rights organization that leads the disability community's efforts to oppose legalization of assisted suicide, euthanasia and other forms of medical killing.

Website: http://www.notdeadyet.org

Monday, March 14, 2005

Follow these links for info on taking action for Terri

http://tekgnosis.typepad.com


http://www.blogsforterri.com


http://www.terrisfight.org

http://tekgnosis.typepad.com


http://www.blogsforterri.com


http://www.terrisfight.org

Sunday, March 13, 2005

National call for Thousands to Come to Florida

Please see below for certain stipulations but in the meantime please continue calling our representatives, etc. and asking others to do the same, etc.
See contact information, etc. re: contactings reps at:

http://tekgnosis.typepad.com

Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 12:52 PM
Subject: FW: Press Release: National Call for Thousands to Come to
Florida if Terri Schiavo's Feeding Tube is Removed


National Call for Thousands to Come to Florida if Terri Schiavo's
Feeding Tube is Removed To: National Desk

Contact: Rev. Patrick Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition,
202-547-1735, 540-538-4741 cell

PINELLAS PARK, Fl., March 11 /Christian Wire Service/ -- Faith
organizations and leaders are encouraging supporters to come to the
Woodside Hospice to stand in solidarity with Terri Schiavo if she
faces starvation and dehydration from the removal of her feeding
tube. The Woodside Hospice, where Terri Schiavo lives, is located at
6774 102nd Avenue N. (near 66th Street N and 102nd Avenue N) in
Pinellas Park, Florida.

The groups will begin a round-the-clock vigil on Wednesday, March
16th at 12:00 P.M. Organizers to hold prayer vigils, rallies, and
peaceful activist and cutting edge public events.

Rev. Rob Schenck, President of the National Clergy Council, states,
"If the feeding tube is removed, we are asking people of good will to
come from all across the nation to stand in solidarity with our
sister Terri and the Schindler family. It is essential that we send a
loud and clear message that in America we do not starve people facing
physical and mental challenges. We love and care for them."

Troy Newman, Director of Operation Rescue West, comments, "If Terri
were a convicted serial killer, she would be afforded more civil and
legal rights then she is being given right now. It is illegal to
starve an animal in America. How can we possibly allow this to happen
to a human being?"

Brandi Swindell, National Director of Generation Life, shares, "I
hope and pray thousands come to Florida to stand with our dear sister
Terri. We must prayerfully do all that we can to save her life and
ensure this never happens again."

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition,
adds, "If Terri's feeding tube is removed, it is critical that that
the faith community and people of good will publicly stand against
this horrible injustice and evil. Our prayer is that thousands will
come to Pinellas Park and send a clear and powerful message to our
courts and political leaders that all life is sacred and has dignity.
Not only are working to save the life of Terri Schiavo, and the many
others in her condition, we are working to save the future soul of
our nation."

For more information or interviews call: Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney
202.547.1735 Cell: 540.538.4741

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Life Tree Chronology of the Right-to-Die - Euthanasia Movement

http://lifetree.org/timeline.html

Saturday, March 05, 2005

New motions in Terri Schiavo case could nudge judge to void original order

http://www.floridabaptistwitness.com/3953.article

Friday, March 04, 2005

Does my Florida Governor really need to be reminded of what his duty is in regards to averting Terri Schiavo's murder? Re: his authority

My Florida Governors wants to know what his authority under the law is in regards to him being able to help Terri Schiavo from being heinously murdered by those who stopped her from being afforded proper rehabilitation and therapy to get her voice back, etc. and substituted false hearsay death wishes which a corrupt court accepted as "clear and convincing":

Florida Constitution


Article IV

SECTION 1. Governor.--
(a) ... The governor shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed, commission all officers of the state and counties, ... The governor may require information in writing from all executive or administrative state, county or municipal officers upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices. ...
(b) The governor may initiate judicial proceedings in the name of the state against any executive or administrative state, county or municipal officer to enforce compliance with any duty or restrain any unauthorized act.
...
(d) The governor shall have power to call out the militia to ... execute the laws of the state, ...

Article I

SECTION 2. Basic rights.--All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life ... No person shall be deprived of any right because of ... physical disability.

I also sent the governor a long list of Florida Statutes that have been violated in Terri's case. The list is available at http://www.livejournal.com/~hubbyanddad/. (It's my own list- and by no means comprehensive.)

Posted by: Tiffany D. at March 4, 2005 02:26 AM

Breaking!

17 affidavits in support of Schindler's motion asking Judge Greer to let medical evaluations be performed on Terri in light of recent advances in medical technologies.

http://www.terrisfight.org/press/030405medaff.html

Thursday, March 03, 2005

From Europe Re: Terri

----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph Guijarro
To: Anne Kennedy-Truscott
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 12:33 PM
Subject: Fw: En Jesús confío - (The music inside came from our friend Anne Kennedy) - I'm sending againd the music.

Dear Anne,

Thanks for your encouragements for Terri case, imagine it last almost 15 years, "the horror in its pure state" behind this abominanion are corrupted judges, politics, journalists and even an strange Bishop called Lynch. This is the apostasie of a hole society. I know that many people think euthanasie is very practical as nazis did in the past, and who can ignore now the results !!. God is the only Arbiter who can decide our "date". In addition the brain is not dead, She likes jokes, she kisses her parents and family, She say hello dady, she has strong feelings about Jesus our Lord and she is affraid because she wants to live with her parents, plenty of love and caring. This is to say that Terry is a "non vegetative" person. And I agreed we are in front of a conspiracy to murder. She never said she wants to be euthanasied (murdered). Anne our children will have a hard time to live, many aspects of our life will be measured according with income and expenses (satanic) parameters. No feelings but only earnings will be important and valuables. Let's pry together for Terri our sister. and we will claim Justice, starting by Bp. Lynh who has to be removed.
I still hope that "People of USA" will take civil party IN jUSTICE against the Judge Greer, Attorney Fellos, and Michael Schiavo her interested husband. (2,2 Mio. USD.) all of them should be in prisson for a while.

Evry member of my family is dreaming of Ireland at the moment, the land of our ancestors that we have decided to visit. We have irish blood and we feel this in our heards. In addition we know that many of our people gave their blood for Ireland and for Christ our Lord and I'm sure all our generations will never forget We bear this, in our blood as most of the Irish exiled families in France and Spain. (There are few Wild Goose in USA.)
It will be great for us to visit your family in Ireland.

Our affection and hugs for our friend & Family.

Joe and Frances de Clonard.
Sutton Dudley Family.

N.B. please confirm that music is well received in your e-mail
----- Original Message -----
From: ANNE KENNEDYTRUSCOTT
To: Joseph Guijarro de Clonard (Conde )
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 3:01 AM
Subject: RE: En Jesús confío - (The music inside came from our friend Anne Kennedy)

Hi Joe, thanks for crediting me as the source of the music in your email, but, there is a small problem........... there was no music at all on your e-mail !! Did you forget to attach the file ?? Maybe it was just a problem on the one you sent to me, but, it would be better to check if your other recipients also had no music on theirs !!

Also, I regret that I do not understand the Spanish language, and do not have any Spanish speaking friends who could translate it for me. I can figure out some words because I studied Latin in school........many years ago, but not enough to follow what you have said. Sorry !!

I have been praying fervently for a good outcome for Terri Schiavo ever since you first alerted me to her dreadful situation, and have been trying to tell people here about it, but I get the impression that here in the UK, people see it as "a merely Catholic thing", and of no real concern to them. I was quite surprised at the number of people who said to me that Terri would be better off dead...........which indicates just how far down the euthanasia road this society actually is !! Already, it is quite normal here to either abort, or to allow to die, infants who have genetic defects such as Down's Syndrome, or even in cases of infants with correctable defects such as cleft palate !! Sadly, there hasn't been even one mention of Terri's case in the UK media

There is a strong lobby here pushing for legislation for "the right to die" for terminally ill patients.......... usually elderly and vulnerable. It is absolutely scandalous. Doctors here seem to have conveniently forgotten that they took the Hippocratic Oath when they qualified to practice !! I can understand that, in cases where a person is declared to be totally and irreversibly brain dead, and non-responsive, by several independant doctors, that there is no point in prolonging the "moment of death" by artificial means, and that switching off the machines that have been supporting breathing and other bodily functions, in such cases, is inevitable and merciful, but, allowing someone like Terri, who is conscious and responsive, to die slowly and painfully of dehydration and starvation is legal euthanasia ............or to call it what it really is......... conspiracy to murder.

By now your plans to visit Ireland must be well advanced, and I'm sure you are counting down the days till you arrive there ! I wish you and your family a good journey and a pleasant stay in the land of your ancestors.

Best wishes and hugs,
Anne Kennedy Truscott XX


-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Guijarro de Clonard (Conde ) [mailto:]
Sent: 02 March 2005 18:15
To: Ignacio Gómez-Acebo; Jacques Guijarro de Clonard; Lady Clonard Junior; Lord Hugo O'DONNELL; Mr. Loïc Le Dréant; Theo Roeloffzen
Cc: Anne Kennedy-Truscott
Subject: En Jesús confío - (The music inside came from our friend Anne Kennedy)

Queridos amigos y familia,

Bienaventurados los limpios de corazon porque ellos verán A Dios
We pry for them,
Bienaventurados los que padecen persecución por la justicia, porque de ellos es el Reino de los Cielos
We pry for them




En Jesús Confiamos
We trust in Jesus our Lord.

Un gran abrazo de / big Huges
Frances and Joe.
Earls of Clonard
(Sutton-Dudley Family in Spain.)

Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Jacksonville News Conference: The Justice Coalition's Founder Considers Terri Schiavo Victim; Pledges Assistance

Jacksonville News Conference: The Justice Coalition's
Founder Considers Terri Schiavo Victim; Pledges Assistance
March 02, 2005
by Salvatore' Antonio,
Sessam E. Devas,
David Kirkland

Jacksonville, Florida | WakeMeUpNews | Much was learned from attending the news conference that was held at 1:30 PM Monday, at the US Courthouse, to take a peek at the future surrounding Terri Schindler-Schiavo’s days and years to come. It was inspiring and had the flavor of a motivational circling of the wagons.

The press conference was organized and held at the request of The Justice Coalition founder Ted Hires, who is also owner of several Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q restaurants. Being a victim of a violent crime, Ted found the criminal justice system worked harder for the criminal than the victim. As a result of Mr. Hires’ experience, he formed the (501C3) nonprofit organization, and is making an effort to reprove the judicial system for the better.

Hires’ team of investigator advocates who defend victims, have moved in recent days to announce the entrance of his Victim's Justice organization to help save Terri Schindler-Schiavo. There were many news reporters and cameras from at least two local TV stations including WJXT-TV4. Approximately 100-125 people attended.

There was an all-star cast of enthusiastic people. In addition to Hires, Terri's mother, father, and brother were there. Bishop Galeone, Bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine (Jacksonville is in this diocese) attended, along with several other priests, and area clergymen. Two local politicians Don Davis and Jerry Holland attended.

State Senator Stephen Wise gave a report, which appeared to give the crowd a real big boost. He was speaking when I arrived missing the very beginning of his statements, but this developing story seems significant. Wise announced that he is sponsoring a companion bill to that of Rep. Dennis Baxley's HB-0701 (HB stands for House Bill). In a phone call by Wise, to this reporter on February 24th, 2005, he stated he was "personally sponsoring a companion Senate Bill to Baxley's bill and the wording will be the same. It's not filed yet but will be announced soon."

While the House Bill appears to amend Florida Statute (FS) 765, so that receiving food and water via a feeding tube or any method possible would [then] be considered an ordinary means of sustaining life (an essential for life itself; a natural function everyone needs for life), this change would then cause the statute to be in line with state criminal laws which currently prohibit the denial of food, water and nutrition from any person, by intent or neglect. A fault that may have been previously disregarded.

Many following this situation ask: If Judges can order crimes to be committed, why have criminal laws, police, courts and jails? They appear to be on the mark at least with this Judge’s (George Greer) order to perform an act that is expressly prohibited by crime law.

Readers are encouraged to be precisely informed by going to www.myflorida.com and searching for FS 765, reading this short but potentially detrimental set of laws, then reviewing and comparing the proposed changes to it found in the 10 pages of this proposed HB.

When you look to current Florida Criminal Law FS825.102(3), to the Florida Constitution, and the US Congress which long ago adopted the UN Human Rights laws, all concur stating the same -- that denying nutrition from any person is criminal, shall be prosecuted and will not be tolerated.

People will no doubt draw from this event and get mobilized now. Letters, e-mails and phone calls to all state representatives, state senators, Governor Bush and Attorney General Crist undoubtedly will continue to keep flowing with intensity.

The question rising from the core of this issue, is whether causing a person’s death by denying them any one of the three basic essentials for life -- food, water and air -- is permitted by man or only by natural course (some say God) and is the taking away of life the killing of that person? Even without religion, for us all, the law does say -- Thou Shalt Not Kill.

Several other initiatives were mentioned on the courthouse steps. A request is being made to the Governor and the Attorney General for an investigation into the circumstances of Terri's injuries. Some in law enforcement continue to suggest that any pertinent statute of limitations have run out on bringing criminal charges. Has the statute of limitations on all crimes against Terri really run out? That would seem to imply that there was a crime or multiple crimes in the past with nothing on-going. This misconception is one that the media seems to play to the hilt or completely ignores. Those who have done the research as well as lodged complaints know otherwise.

The Schindler's, along with hundreds of thousands of other people who are flooding the system with verbal and written inquiry, appear to be asking the same question of law enforcement -- Exactly on what date did the crime[s] happen they infer were committed upon Terri Schindler-Schiavo? And why did they not act to protect their daughter from more of the same?

With law enforcement consistently inferring that statute of limitations have run out, even though not being specific to which crimes were committed and when, this admission to thousands who complain by phone, may be one of the items which the DCF Attorney and the Governor are interested and show their concern, especially since it appears that law enforcement has been sitting on this and not seeking prosecution. Who has been ordering the fix?

That brings questions of whether departments and agencies of state are complicit and participants in abuse. However, this Governor, now with DCF, seems committed to getting to the bottom of the reported breakdowns and the seeming criminal blockade by those who may have abused their positions, to facilitate this extrajudicial execution. The public that says they have done the digging claims state attorneys say local law enforcement has brought them nothing. Local law enforcement tells the public that the state attorney says not to take complaints or investigate anything surrounding anyone involved with those who seek her death. Witnesses to these occurrences have reportedly turned this information over to public officials as early as October of 2002.

By getting to the truth and prosecuting any public officials who may be found to have participated in any criminal victimization of Theresa Marie Schiavo, this Governor will certainly be living up to his Campaign Slogan -- Champion of the Disabled.

This is one of many points being advanced in the suits the Schindler's and their growing numbers of attorneys from around the country bring to the Governor and file in the courts. One of their objectives is removing Michael as guardian. Governor Bush, it is becoming clear, wants to know with certainty whether Terri Schindler-Schiavo is the victim of abuse, by many, and across many sets of hands.

DCF is investigating. The Schindler's attorneys are asking that DCF place Terri under protective custody of the state. They are also trying to get Judge Greer removed, plus a new initiative seeks a divorce for Terri due to the admissions of the Guardian Living in Open Adultery in violation of Florida Crime Law FS798 as is thoroughly documented to be by open admission. Some of this may work. But it appears the Judges will have to be forced to follow the laws, as Terri's Judge seems to have bunkered himself against.

The question now seems to be: How long will the "20 Judges" of the Circuit, District and Supreme Courts, that Attorney George J. Felos frequently states in court and to the press "as concurring with" the Greer court's 'civil judicial death warrant' continue in carte blanche complicit support?

The actions of the Governor of late appear to have also brought a renewed confidence in disabled people and the Disability Advocacy Community. The effect has given energy and hope that the disabled's complaints of discrimination in services and uninvestigated occurrences of criminal abuse, neglect and exploitation of them, by those who take advantage of their disabilities, is finally going to be addressed by this administration and Legislature to the fullest extent of the law and to the fullest extent of their resolve.

Disabled persons and their advocates appear more motivated and vocal than ever before with confidence in their Governor, to stand up to the threat they perceive will result from a disastrous and improper outcome for Terri. The precedent they say, could spell the deliberate and legally caused deaths of hundreds in their community, even while criminal law currently on the books prohibit the same. Disability advocates say that the next step by the new form of genocide, will be to eliminate the criminal laws that protect vulnerable elderly persons and disabled adults, to which they are set against.

For more info about the controversy surrounding Judge Greer, the appearance of gross improprieties and violations of law, and to view his Campaign TV commercial which used government personnel and property provided by those who may be blocking the criminal investigations, you can go to the NY newspaper: www.theempirejournal.com -- and also visit Terri Schindler-Schiavo's parent’s website www.terrisfight.org for documents and video of Terri. There are now tens of thousands of other websites and a uniquely constructed and growing network of over 200 linked blogs www.blogsforterri.com posting information, public documents and links to even more related topics and issues. Additionally, Internet browsers merely need to type in the name Terri Schiavo or Terri Schindler in Google and hit GO!

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