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The Terri Schiavo case was a series of court and legislative actions in the United States from 1998 to 2005, regarding the care of Theresa Marie Schiavo (née Schindler) (/ ˈ ʃ aɪ v oʊ /; December 3, 1963 – March 31, 2005), a woman in an irreversible persistent vegetative state.
The memo suggested the Schiavo case offered "a great political issue" that would appeal to the party's base and could be used against US Senator Bill Nelson, a Democrat from Florida who would go on to win his bid for reelection in 2006, because he had refused to co-sponsor the Palm Sunday Compromise. [17]
In another case, Michael Mitchell, of Rockford, Illinois, attempted to rob a Florida gun store as part of an attempt to rescue Terri Schiavo. He selected Randall's Firearms, which was located near Schiavo's hospice in Seminole, Florida. Mitchell first entered the store and spoke with owner Randy McKenzie, and then departed.
Terri Schiavo was a Florida woman who, after collapsing from cardiac arrest in 1990 at age 26, entered a persistent vegetative state. Her plight became the subject of legal proceedings and intense ...
In this file photo, George Felos, then the attorney for Michael Schiavo, listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference about the Terri Schiavo case, March 26, 2005 in Dunedin ...
"Best Friends Forever" revolves around the Terri Schiavo case, [1] [2] [3] and originally aired in the midst of the controversy. [4] [5] In the DVD commentary for the episode, Trey Parker and Matt Stone called "Best Friends Forever" a "very last minute episode". They already had the idea for "The Losing Edge" and were about to start work on it.
The Palm Sunday Compromise, formally known as the Act for the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo (Pub. L. 109–3 (text)), is an Act of Congress passed on March 21, 2005, to allow the case of Terri Schiavo to be moved into a federal court.
A medical advocacy group on Tuesday sued the main U.S. health agencies over the sudden removal of websites containing public health information in response to an executive order by President ...