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For immediate release: Monday, January 24, 2005
For more information: Megan Dillon (202) 626-8825;
mediarelations@nrlc.org
SUPREME COURT REJECTS GOVERNOR BUSH’S APPEAL TO SAVE TERRI SCHINDLER-SCHIAVO
FROM A DEATH OF STARVATION AND DEHYDRATION
Today, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Governor Jeb
Bush, refusing to reinstate “Terri’s Law.” “Terri’s Law,” which was passed
by the Florida legislature in an emergency session in October of 2003, was
signed into law by Governor Bush and protected Terri Schindler-Schiavo from
a painful death by starvation and dehydration.
“This horrific death sentence handed down by the Florida Supreme Court is
allowed to stand because of the inaction of the U.S. Supreme Court,” stated
Burke Balch, director of the Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics. “In
Florida, it’s illegal to starve a dog and yet the courts of Florida would
sentence Terri, an innocent woman with a disability, to such an inhumane
death.”
“We must focus on passing legislation through the Florida legislature to
protect Terri and those like her. Pro-life citizens everywhere and all
citizens concerned with the rights of those with disabilities must continue
to stand by Terri and her family with prayers and support,” said Balch.
The National Right to Life Committee is the nation’s largest pro-life
group with affiliates in all 50 states and over 3,000 local chapters
nationwide. National Right to Life works through legislation and education
to protect those lives threatened by abortion, infanticide and euthanasia.
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