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AP: A federal judge on Tuesday refused to order the reinsertion of Terri Shavio's feeding tube, denying an emergency request from the brain-damaged woman's parents.
U.S. District Judge James Whittemore said the 41-year-old woman's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, had not established a "substantial likelihood of success" at trial on the merits of their arguments.
Whittemore wrote that Schiavo's "life and liberty interests" had been protected by Florida courts. Despite "these difficult and time strained circumstances," he wrote, "this court is constrained to apply the law to the issues before it"
Rex Sparklin, an attorney with the law firm representing Terri Schiavo's parents, said lawyers were immediately appealing to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to "save Terri's life." That court was already considering an appeal on whether Terri Schiavo's right to due process had been violated." via Wizbang

This certainly isn't a surprise. The law does say that what Michael wants Michael gets. One thing that is truly bothering me is how I read completely different things about the history of Terri's fight from all kinds of news sources. I understand that Michael's and The Shavio's versions are different. But when I hear someone like Mort Kondrake (a democrat commentator) who has been personally very involved in this issue (his wife dying of MS and with a living will) changing his mind after reading the kind of tests that were and were not were done on Terri, it makes me think that we were right. Kondrake would have researched this from a knowing medical perspective.

I might add that although this seems to be a partisan issue on the internet, it was not on Capitol Hill. Only a few Democrats voted no. The news pundits on both sides are saying that this was a bi-partisan bill. I am at least grateful when life issues are brought before us. At least we can take a good look at what we are doing as a society. What we sow, we reap.

It seems Terri will starve to death. Her mother cannot even offer her water. So now, no matter how you feel about this issue, your heart has to go out to Terri's parents. They have already been through hell and now they have to watch their daughter die this horrible death. I pray God comforts them.