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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|abortion issue]].

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|abortion issue]].

While on a weight-loss diet, Schiavo consumed too little [[potassium (nutrient)|potassium]], resulting in a condition 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 consumed too little potassium, resulting in a condition 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.

Schiavo was diagnosed by physicians as being brain-damaged after her husband reported that she had collapsed in their home early in the morning.   

Schiavo was diagnosed by physicians as being brain-damaged after her husband reported that she had collapsed in their home early in the morning.