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'''Terri Schiavo''' (Dec. 3, 1963 – Mar. 31, 2005) was a disabled woman forced to die by dehydration over the objections of her parents, her brother and sister, her church, and millions of Americans.  Congress passed a special law to prevent her dehydration, but it was unsuccessful as interpreted by federal courts.

'''Terri Schiavo''' (Dec. 3, 1963 – Mar. 31, 2005) was a disabled woman forced to die by dehydration over the objections of her parents, her brother and sister, her church, and millions of Americans.  Congress passed a special law to prevent her dehydration, but it was unsuccessful as interpreted by federal courts.

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]   

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 Schiavo 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]   

George Felos, an attorney prominent in the right-to-die movement and described by some as "pro-death"<ref>http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/101205TerriSchiavo.html</ref> represented Mr. Schiavo and applied to the Pinellas County-Pasco County Circuit [[probate court]] for the right to remove Terri’s feeding tube.  The court agreed with the request after seven years of testimony from Terri’s husband, parents, and numerous professional and medical witnesses.<ref>http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/WolfsonReport.pdf</ref>  Several people, including children, were arrested when they attempted to give drinking water to Terri after the final court order was enforced.<ref>http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/mar/05032402.html</ref>

George Felos, an attorney prominent in the right-to-die movement and described by some as "pro-death"<ref>http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/101205TerriSchiavo.html</ref> represented Mr. Schiavo and applied to the Pinellas County-Pasco County Circuit [[probate court]] for the right to remove Terri’s feeding tube.  The court agreed with the request after seven years of testimony from Terri’s husband, parents, and numerous professional and medical witnesses.<ref>http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/WolfsonReport.pdf</ref>  Several people, including children, were arrested when they attempted to give drinking water to Terri after the final court order was enforced.<ref>http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/mar/05032402.html</ref>