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President Bush and Congress intervene in “right to die” case

2005; BMJ; Volume: 330; Issue: 7493 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.330.7493.687-a

ISSN

0959-8138

Autores

Fred Charatan,

Tópico(s)

Legal Systems and Judicial Processes

Resumo

The battle over Terri Schiavo, the brain damaged Florida woman who has been on a life support machine since a cardiac arrest 15 years ago, took a new turn this week when Congress intervened to invalidate the ruling of a state judge to permit removal of her feeding tube. A bipartisan bill was passed by members of the Senate and House of Representatives on Sunday to force the Schiavo case into a federal court for the review of Mrs Schiavo's constitutional rights and the possible reinstatement of her feeding tube. President …

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