Re: How long have you been following the Terri Schiavo case?
Feb. 25, 1990: 26-year- old Terri Schiavo suffers cardiac arrest. Because her brain was deprived of oxygen, she lapses into what doctors call a persistent vegetative state. <br />1990 -1992: Her husband, Michael Schiavo, and her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, work together to find therapy that will help her improve, but she remains in a coma-like state. <br /><br />November 1992: Michael Schiavo successfully sues the physician who treated his wife before her cariac arrest. A jury awards the couple $1 million, with $700,000 of that designated for her perpetual care. <br /><br />May 1998 (8 years after Terri's heart attack. At this point her brain had already decayed significantly as shown in CT Scans): Michael Schiavo files a petition to end his wife's life support. <br /><br />April 2001: Terri Schiavo's feeding tube is removed. Two days later, a judge orders her feeding resumed in light of a new lawsuit filed by the Schindlers. <br /><br />November 2001-January 2002: Michael Schiavo and the Schindlers try to resolve the case through mediation, but fail to come to an agreement. <br /><br />October 2002: A second trial begins to decide if new therapies might help Terri Schiavo recover. Each side presents conflicting testimony. A doctor chosen by the court testifies that Terri Schiavo's recovery is unlikely. <br /><br />November 2002: A judge again orders Terri Schiavo's feeding tube removed. The Schindlers appeal again. <br /><br />September 2003: With appeals running out, the Schindlers ask a federal court to intervene. Gov. Jeb Bush files a brief in the case supporting the Schindlers. <br /><br />October 10, 2003: The federal court judge says he has no jurisdiction in the Florida case. <br /><br />October 15, 2003: Doctors remove the feeding tube. <br /><br />October 21, 2003: Bush successfully pushes for an emergency act of the state Legislature to restore the feeding tube. The law becomes known as Terri's Law. A lawsuit challenging its constitutionality is immediately filed. <br /><br />September 23, 2004: The Florida Supreme Court strikes down Terri's Law. <br /><br />January 24, 2005: The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear arguments for Terri's Law. <br /><br />February 23, 2005: A hearing is scheduled; the Schindlers ask for more time to file appeals. The appeals would address whether new therapies will help their daughter and whether their daughter's religious beliefs prohibit withholding nutrition. <br /><br />
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