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What was Terri's Law?

Though the courts sided with Michael Schaivo, the state legislature passed a bill, known as Terri's law, giving Florida Gov. Jeb Bush authority to prevent the removal of the feeding tube.Mar 31, 2016

How much did it cost to keep Terri Schiavo alive?

Schiavo resides at a nonprofit hospice that has assumed part of the cost of her care. Medicaid pays for the rest. According to this AP story, keeping her alive costs about $80,000 per year, and at least $350,000 of the malpractice settlement awarded to Schiavo and her husband in 1992 has been spent on her care.Mar 18, 2005

Is Michael Schiavo still alive?

Deceased (1963–2005)Terri Schiavo / Living or Deceased

Is Michael Schiavo still married?

Michael Schiavo, whose brain-damaged wife was at the center of a contentious end-of-life battle that played out on a worldwide media stage, has remarried, family members said. Michael Schiavo and Jodi Centonze were married Saturday in a private church ceremony, said John Centonze, the brother of the bride.Jan 22, 2006

Did Michael Schiavo get money?

Over a 15-year period--Schiavo collapsed in February 1990--that adds up to $821,000 to $1.1 million. In 1992, Michael Schiavo received a settlement from a malpractice case in which he pledged to take care of his wife for the rest of her life; she was expected to have a normal life span.Mar 23, 2005

Did Terri Schiavo have bulimia?

According to the Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation, Schiavo collapsed in her home not because she had a heart attack or stroke, but because her body chemistry was horribly out of balance. Court documents state - and medical records suggest - that the then-26-year-old woman suffered from bulimia, an eating disorder.Mar 25, 2005

How old was Terri Schiavo when she died?

41 years (1963–2005)Terri Schiavo / Age at deathMarch 31, 2005 -- -- Terri Schiavo, the woman at the center of a nationwide debate over right-to-die decisions, died today at a Florida hospice following the March 18 removal of the feeding tube that kept her alive. She was 41 years old.Jan 6, 2006

Was Terri Schiavo on a ventilator?

She was on a ventilator for the first few weeks but ultimately was taken off mechanical life support and had been breathing on her own since that time. In June of 1990, Michael Schiavo, Terri's husband, was appointed her plenary guardian by the courts.Feb 23, 2017

What was the Bishop Lynch's statement about Terri's case?

Since this article was written, there have been several further developments in Terri's case. Bishop Lynch of the St. Petersburg diocese issued a widely criticized statement on August 12 calling Terri's case “especially difficult.” The Florida bishops were accused of “deafening silence” about Terri's case by a Catholic media group and others, especially when the Florida Bishops issued a plea to Florida Governor Jeb Bush on August 25 to commute convicted murderer Paul Hill's sentence from death to life imprisonment.

Why is saving Terri important?

The importance of saving Terri cannot be overestimated, not only for her right to live but also to apply a brake to the current “right to die” movement that seems bent on terminating people with severe brain injuries or conditions. It is no accident that people like Terri are put into hospices and cases like hers are included in “end of life” education programs for health care professionals and the public. It is no coincidence that withdrawal of treatment decisions have become the justification for the new non-heartbeating organ donation policies (13). And it is the ultimate irony that even families and patients who choose to live can now be overruled by medical futility policies being instituted at hospitals throughout the country.