The Schiavo Case
News
Schiavo's Death Ends Bitter Right-to-Life Battle()
March 31, 2005 Terri Schiavo, who had been in a persistent vegetative state for 15 years, has died at age 41. Schiavo's feeding tube was removed 13 days ago, after her parents lost a protracted battle with husband Michael Schiavo for guardianship.
Law
Living Wills in the Shadow of the Schiavo Case()
March 31, 2005 In light of the Terri Schiavo case, many Americans are looking into drawing up living wills. We speak with the American Bar Association's expert on living wills.
Analysis
Conservatives and the Culture of Life()
March 29, 2005 The phrase "Culture of Life" gathers a variety of positions into a single — and straining — tent. From a belief that life begins at conception to an opposition to physician-assisted suicide, disparate groups have protested the treatment of Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman whose feeding tube was removed.
U.S.
Schiavo Protests Continue()
March 27, 2005 Nine days after doctors removed the feeding tube from Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman, protesters become agitated amid reports that Schiavo is near death. Bob Schindler, Schiavo's father, has thanked the crowd and asked them to go home.
U.S.
Schiavo's Condition Disputed()
March 27, 2005 Nine days after Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed, her husband and parents release conflicting statements on her health. After the Schindlers' attorney said Schiavo's condition was deteriorating, the lawyer for Michael Schiavo said Terri Schiavo is not near death.
U.S.
Schiavo's Previous Guardian()
March 21, 2005 NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Dr. Jay Wolfson about the Terri Schiavo case. Wolfson is a professor of public health and law at the University of South Florida; in 2003, a Florida court appointed him to be Schiavo's guardian ad litem for a month.
