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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.
In November 1998 Michael Schiavo, husband of Terri Schiavo, first sought permission to remove his wife's feeding tube. Schiavo had suffered brain damage in February 1990, and in February 2000 had been ruled by a Florida circuit court to be in a persistent vegetative state. Her feeding tube was removed first on April 26, 2001, but was reinserted ...
George Euripedes Tragos (born July 15, 1949) is a criminal defense and personal injury attorney located in Clearwater, Florida.Tragos was born in Chicago, Illinois, and has participated in a number of cases that have received national attention; these include the Terri Schiavo case, a civil suit against Nick Hogan, and the Stephen Coffeen case in which he successfully argued what has been ...
In this file photo, George Felos, then the attorney for Michael Schiavo, Terri Schiavo's husband, talks to the media after hearing the results of her autopsy report June 15, 2005 in Dunedin, Florida.
February 25: Terri suffers from a collapse and falls into a coma.; May: Terri emerges from her coma but remains unconscious. Primary physician is Dr. Shah. Dr. Baras, from Bayfront Rehabilitation, a rehab consult, recommends that she be transferred to Mediplex or Hardy Memorial.
In 2005, Herring offered $1 million to the husband in the Terri Schiavo case to cede custody of Terri to her parents. [35] [3] [2] Personal life.
The Terri Schiavo case concerned the fate of a young Florida woman who had suffered brain damage after a heart attack in 1990 and was in a coma on life support. Her husband, who was her legal guardian while engaged to another woman, and the medical team wanted to remove her feeding tube, as she was in an irreversible "persistent vegetative ...
Among notable controversies involving the committee under Davis was the Terri Schiavo case. The committee subpoena, signed by Davis, ordered the appearance of Schiavo, her husband, Michael, and her doctors.