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Schiavo was diagnosed by physicians as being brain-damaged after her husband reported that she had collapsed in their home early in the morning.  At the urging of Terri's parents to date other women, her husband Michael Schivo later started a new family with another woman, whom he eventually married after Terri's death, while retaining legal authority over Terri.[http://www.sptimes.com/2005/03/26/Tampabay/She_s_the_other_woman.shtml]  An attorney prominent in the movement described by some as "pro-death" represented Mr. Schiavo and applied to a probate court for the right to deprive Terri of water until she died.  The probate judge ordered that Terri be dehydrated to death, and that anyone attempting to bring her water be arrested.

Schiavo was diagnosed by physicians as being brain-damaged after her husband reported that she had collapsed in their home early in the morning.  At the urging of Terri's parents to date other women, her husband Michael Schivo later started a new family with another woman, whom he eventually married after Terri's death, while retaining legal authority over Terri.[http://www.sptimes.com/2005/03/26/Tampabay/She_s_the_other_woman.shtml]  An attorney prominent in the movement described by some as "pro-death" represented Mr. Schiavo and applied to a probate court for the right to deprive Terri of water until she died.  The probate judge ordered that Terri be dehydrated to death, and that anyone attempting to bring her water be arrested.

Terri Schiavo was not terminally ill, she was not “end stage,” and she was possibly not in a persistent vegetative state. {{fact}} The parents were denied the right to have a comprehensive medical examination of her by independent physicians. Many patients observed to be in a brain-damaged state like Terri's have surprisingly recovered, including several highly publicized cases shortly after Terri died from dehydration.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4511511.stm</ref>

Terri Schiavo was not terminally ill, she was not “end stage,” but she was determined to be in a persistent vegetative state. This conclusion was reached by all the neurologists that examined Terri with the exception of the neurologist hired by Terri’s parents.  Her parents were given the right to a comprehensive examination of Terri by order of the Florida 6th Judicial Circuit court.  Two neurologists selected by Michael Schiavo, one radiologist and one neurologist selected by Terri’s parents, and one neurologist selected by the court examined Terri and her medical history thoroughly.  Based on the medical testimony, the court determined Terri was in a persistent vegetative state with no hope of improvement.[http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/WolfsonReport.pdf]

 

Many patients observed to be in a brain-damaged state like Terri's have surprisingly recovered, including several highly publicized cases shortly after Terri died from dehydration.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4511511.stm</ref>

==Legal dispute==

==Legal dispute==