CNN.com - Supreme Court rejects Schiavo parents' appeal - Mar 24, 2005
Terri Schiavo's parents suffered several setbacks Wednesday:
A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta refused by a 2-1 vote to order the tube reinserted.
The full 11th Circuit later in the day voted 10-2 not to reconsider the panel's rejection.
In Washington, the Bush administration said there was nothing more it could do. This is curious. Can't the President always issue an Executive Order? I'm not clear on the law, but if they've taken it this far, and he says we can't ever err against life, and he's the grand redeemer why can't he do this flawed and questionably democratic Christ-like act of Presidential authority for his religious base? I may not understand the law correctly, though...
A bill in the Florida Senate aimed at prolonging Terri's life failed 21-18.
The U.S. Justice Department has filed "statements of interest" supporting the parents in each court action.
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