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[[Image:TerriSchiavo.jpg|right|thumb|Terri Schiavo before her injury]]

[[Image:TerriSchiavo.jpg|right|thumb|Terri Schiavo before her injury]]

'''Terri Schiavo''' (Dec. 3, 1963 – Mar. 31, 2005)  

'''Terri Schiavo''' (Dec. 3, 1963 – Mar. 31, 2005)  

was a [[coma]] victim whose plight came to national attention early in the [[Bush Administration (Dubya)]]. The legal issues split the country as much as the [[abortion issue]] of the 1960s and 1970s.

was a [[coma]] victim whose plight came to national attention early in the [[Bush Administration (Dubya)|Bush Administration]]. The legal issues split the country as much as the [[abortion issue]] of the 1960s and 1970s.

While on a weight-loss diet, Schiavo took in too little [[potassium (nutrient)|potassium]], resulting in [[brain damage]]. Her condition was diagnosed as a [[persistent vegetative state]]. Her husband and her parents became locked in a lengthy legal battle over whether to keep her alive. Florida Governor [[Jeb Bush]] and his brother [[President Bush]] sided with the parents, who believed their daughter was responsive. Despite a special law passed to prevent her death, courts finally decided to terminate her [[life support]] on March 18, 2005, and she died of starvation and dehydration within two weeks.

While on a weight-loss diet, Schiavo took in too little [[potassium (nutrient)|potassium]], resulting in [[brain damage]]. Her condition was diagnosed as a [[persistent vegetative state]]. Her husband and her parents became locked in a lengthy legal battle over whether to keep her alive. Florida Governor [[Jeb Bush]] and his brother [[President Bush]] sided with the parents, who believed their daughter was responsive. Despite a special law passed to prevent her death, courts finally decided to terminate her [[life support]] on March 18, 2005, and she died of starvation and dehydration within two weeks.