The presiding judge in the case of Terri Schiavo ruled Friday that the feeding tube keeping the brain-damaged woman alive must be removed despite efforts by congressional Republicans to block the move by seeking her appearance at hearings. Pinellas Circuit Judge George Greer refused a request from U.S. House attorneys to delay the removal, which he had previously ordered to take place at 1 p.m. EST. Greer determined that it should go forward about an hour after another judge issued a temporary delay blocking the tube's removal. "I have had no cogent reason why the (congressional) committee should intervene," Pinellas Circuit Court Judge George Greer told attorneys in a conference call, adding that last-minute action by Congress does not invalidate years of court rulings.You want a cogent reason why someone should intervene? Because if they don't, you're going to kill her.
Friday, March 18, 2005
Terri Schiavo's death sentence reinstated
Once again, Judge George Greer has ordered the death of Terri Schiavo, reversing a brief reprieve for the brain-damaged -- but otherwise healthy -- Florida woman:
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