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Posted on Monday, 31 of March , 2008 at 11:38 pm
Tangled Web: The Schiavo Case
By June MaxamWhat a tangled web they weave when first they practice to deceive.
It’s a case built on lies and self-serving hearsay.
It’s a case built on egregious violations of law and our Constitution.
It’s a case overflowing with criminal wrongdoing.
It’s a case built by the perpetuation of one wrong legal decision based on inadmissible evidence.
It’s a case of raping the public trust.
It’s judicial tyranny at its worst.
That is the Terri Schindler-Schiavo case.
Investigative journalist June Maxam, publisher of The North Country Gazette, has written and published over 500 articles relating to the legal, judicial, moral and ethical issues of the Terri Schindler-Schiavo case, the brain damaged Florida woman who was ordered to die by the judicial decree of a Florida probate court judge.
Fighting for Dear Life
By David C. GibbsGibbs was Bob and Mary Schindler’s last lead attorney in their 13-year battle with Michael Schiavo over whether their daughter and Michael’s wife, Terri, severely brain-damaged as a result of cardiac arrest, should continue being fed by tube. He and they lost, and Terri died, but not before Congress barged into, and the Supreme Court bowed out of, the fray. Gibbs is also an evangelical Christian broadcaster, as is coauthor DeMoss, and some tics of that trade (e.g., habitually using wake-up-stupid catchphrases–”I hope you’re sitting down,” etc.–that may be needed to corral listeners’ wandering attention but insult those engaged in the much more focused activity of reading) make a vital though unabashedly partisan key-player perspective on a major social contretemps more off-putting than need be. Gibbs reports as fact primarily his and his clients’ and colleagues’ actions and tells no tales on Michael Schiavo, his counsel, or his supporters. He does question Michael’s behavior, wondering as others have why Michael didn’t turn Terri’s care over to her parents rather than insist on his right to end her feeding; he contends that Michael, his counsel, and experts among his supporters misled the public about the probable pain of starvation; and he argues that Terri’s autopsy is unhelpful for determining her physical condition at any time much before death. The last several chapters are inspirational and hortatory padding, tacked on for members of the evangelical choir. Before then, anyone interested in the consummate brou-ha-ha that was the Schiavo affair will be engaged.
A Life That Matters: The Legacy of Terri Schiavo — A Lesson for Us All
Robert and Mary SchindlerFaced with the unspeakable possibility of losing a loved one, the parents and siblings of Terri Schiavo were thrust into the international spotlight during their desperate attempt to preserve a life they valued as deeply as they did their own. Now the Schindlers share their love and their sorrow, their joy and their pain, and stunning revelations as they celebrate Terri’s life, mourn her death, and tell the whole story of the woman and the battle that captivated millions.
About the Authors
THE SCHINDLER FAMILY lives and works in Florida. All of their profits from this book are being donated to the organization they created in Terri’s name, The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation, which fights for the lives of the country’s most vulnerable citizens. THE SCHINDLER FAMILY lives and works in Florida. All of their profits from this book are being donated to the organization they created in Terri’s name, The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation, which fights for the lives of the country’s most vulnerable citizens.
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