Terri Schiavo News

As usual, the conservatives are special pleading. In Cal Thomas' column printed Nov.

When a loved one is stuck in between being conscious and dead, perhaps permanently, what should those around them do? Allow them to live in a persistent vegetative state, or "pull the plug" on this friend or family member? The answer depends on many circumstances; however, in the case of Terri Schiavo, it may be best to let a loved one go.

State Sen. Paula Dockery ended months of speculation today and officially entered the race to replace Gov.

A proposed revision to the directives that guide Catholic heath care facilities would clarify that patients with chronic conditions who are not imminently dying should receive food and water by 'medically assisted' means if they cannot take them normally.

First there was Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban boy torn between two nations. Then there was Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged woman torn between two families.

In an interview last week with The Tennessean , former Sen. Bill Frist discussed his personal ambitions now that he's out of Congress, the Terri Schiavo end-of-life case, and what he thinks will happen with health care.

Bill Frist and Trent Lott were once close - "close" being a relative term in politics - but that bond was broken in the cold days of December 2002 when Lott was forced step aside and allow Frist to become majority leader.

Bill Frist, I don't use the word "hero" very often, but you are the greatest hero in American history.

The Blog for Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Grayson misses easy opponent, but wingnut in the wings "After flirting with the idea for months, Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty removed his name from the list of prospective candidates who might run against Rep.

Just over four years ago in Florida, 41-Year old Terri Schiavo died as a result of a court order to remove her from life support.

AND NOW . . . amidst billowing clouds of fragrant, aromatic first- and second-hand premium cigar smoke.

Scientists have found that some individuals in the vegetative and minimally conscious states, despite lacking the means of reporting awareness themselves, can learn and thereby demonstrate at least a partial consciousness.

In the past decade, Florida has been the stage for many family legal battles, with several making national news.

IN response to the comment "Patient interference": This comment said the Republicans screaming that no one should come between the patient and his family is the same party that interfered in the Terri Schiavo case.

Somewhere in my heart I feel sorry for U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez. He is a good man and was never a true right-wing, nut-case Republican.

As an estate planning attorney, I tend to think of health directives as a very good thing.

Robert Schindler, Sr., the father of Terri Schindler-Schiavo, whose fight for life captured the heart of the pro-life community in 2005.

When Ben Eason first suggested I think about hiring Wayne Garcia as a political columnist back in 2004 for what was then the Weekly Planet , I was a little suspicious.

Wait until we get national health care . 12:55 PM Walt to Snowbird wrote ... I didna t blame hospital food on BO, just related another way he can pay for his government run health care; trust me Ia m sure the people he has around him have already considered it.

In criticizing an Associated Press article on the death of Terri Schiavo's father, Tom Blumer rehashes a few discredited right-wing talking points on the Schiavo case in an Aug.