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==Legal dispute==

==Legal dispute==

The legal dispute over Schiavo's death lasted seven years, beginning with the filing of a petition in 1998 with the Pinellas County (Florida) Circuit Court for permission to remove her [[feeding tube]], and ending with her death in 2005. At Following her death, the county coroner refused to allow an independent autopsy or even an independent review of its autopsy, and claimed without independent verification that Terri's brain had half the normal mass for a woman her age.  Her body was then cremated, destroying all evidence.{{Fact|date=August 2007}}

The legal dispute over Schiavo's death lasted seven years, beginning with the filing of a petition in 1998 with the Pinellas County (Florida) Circuit Court for permission to remove her [[feeding tube]], and ending with her death in 2005. During this time, one of Terri's nurses states that Terri frequently spoke (saying "help me" and "Mommy") and recognized familiar people.  During the same time, Mr. Schiavo became increasingly frustrated with the efforts of Terri's parents to save her life, and often stated that he wished Terri would die.  The nurse also states that several times following Mr. Schiavo's visits, she would find Terri's blood sugar abnormally low, suggesting that Mr. Schiavo may have been attempting to cause Terri's death by insulin shock.  These accusations were never investigated.  <ref>http://www.renewamerica.us/forum/?date=050320&a=2&message=105</ref><ref>http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/9/22/165543.shtml</ref>  Following her death, the county coroner refused to allow an independent autopsy or even an independent review of its autopsy, and claimed without independent verification that Terri's brain had half the normal mass for a woman her age.  Her body was then cremated, destroying all evidence.

In 2003, a court ordered the removal of Schiavo's feeding tube. This prompted the Florida legislature to pass '[[Terri's Law]]' in under a week, authorizing the personal involvement of Governor [[Jeb Bush]] to overrule the finding of the court. The governor immediately ordered the reinsertion of the feeding tube. Terri's Law was lated ruled unconstitutional by [[the Florida Supreme Court]], finding that state and federal constitutions prohibit the interference of the governor or legislature within a specific judicial case.

In 2003, a court ordered the removal of Schiavo's feeding tube. This prompted the Florida legislature to pass '[[Terri's Law]]' in under a week, authorizing the personal involvement of Governor [[Jeb Bush]] to overrule the finding of the court. The governor immediately ordered the reinsertion of the feeding tube. Terri's Law was lated ruled unconstitutional by [[the Florida Supreme Court]], finding that state and federal constitutions prohibit the interference of the governor or legislature within a specific judicial case.

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[[Category:Women|Schiavo, Terri]]

[[Category:Women|Schiavo, Terri]]