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Terri Schiavo case - Wikipedia

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The Terri Schiavo case was a series of court and legislative actions in the United States from 1998 to 2005, regarding the care of Theresa Marie Schiavo (née Schindler) (/ˈʃaɪvoʊ/; December 3, 1963 – March 31, 2005), a woman in an irreversible persistent vegetative state. Schiavo's husband and legal guardian argued that Schiavo would not have wanted prolonged artificial life support without the prospect of recovery, and in 1998, he elected to remove her feeding tube. Schiavo's parents disputed her husband's assertions and challenged Schiavo's medical diagnosis, arguing in favor of continuing artificial nutrition and hydration.[1][2] The highly publicized and prolonged series of legal challenges presented by her parents, which ultimately involved state and federal politicians up to the level of George W. Bush, the then U.S. president, caused a seven-year (1998 to 2005) delay before Schiavo's feeding tube was ultimately removed.

Terri Schiavo case - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American right-to-die legal case Terri Schiavo Schiavo with her mother in 2001 Born Theresa Marie Schindler ( 1963-12-03 ) December 3, 1963 Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania , U.S. Died March 31, 2005 (2005-03-31) (aged 41) Pinellas Park, Florida , U.S. Spouse Michael Schiavo   ​ ( m.  1984) ​ Articles relating to the Terri Schiavo case Timeline Public opinion and activism Government involvement Palm Sunday Compromise Schiavo memo Persistent vegetative state Living will Ot

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