Terri Schiavo, a 41-year-old Florida woman who was in a persistent vegetative state
How long did Terri Schiavo live without food and water?
Disabled activists stage a protest calling for continued care and feeding of Terry Schiavo during a protest at the Thompson Center Plaza March 29, 2005 in Chicago. Schiavo, at this point had gone
more than 11 days
without food or water after a judge ordered her feeding tube removed March 18 at her husband's request.
How long was Terri Schiavo in a coma before a court allowed her feeding tube to be removed?
In October 2003, the tube was removed again, but Gov. Jeb Bush rushed Terri's Law through the Legislature, allowing the state to have the feeding tube reinserted after
six days
. The Florida Supreme Court later struck down the law as unconstitutional interference in the judicial system by the executive branch.
What part of Terri Schiavo's brain was damaged?
“
Her whole brain was not functioning
, not just her visual cortex. She had no cerebral cortex function at all.” Cranford has served as an unpaid adviser to Terri Schiavo's husband, Michael Schiavo. But others agreed with his assessment.
How much did it cost to keep Terri Schiavo alive?
Schiavo resides at a nonprofit hospice that has assumed part of the cost of her care. Medicaid pays for the rest. According to this AP story, keeping her alive costs
about $80,000 per year
, and at least $350,000 of the malpractice settlement awarded to Schiavo and her husband in 1992 has been spent on her care.
Was Terri Schiavo terminally ill?
Was Terri dying? No.
Terri suffered from no terminal disease or condition
and her cognitive disability did not jeopardize her life in any way. She was simply a physically healthy woman with a profound brain injury.
Did Michael Schiavo have a girlfriend?
Schiavo married his longtime girlfriend
Jodi Centonze
on Saturday in a private church ceremony, said John Centonze, the brother of the bride. Schiavo's former wife, Terri, died in March after her feeding tube was removed. She had suffered irreversible brain damage after collapsing at age 26 in 1990.
What was Terri's Law?
Six days after implementation of the court's order, the Florida Legislature passed “Terri's Law,” authorizing the Governor, under certain prescribed circumstances,
to issue a one-time stay of court-ordered withdrawal of life-sustaining measures
, and to appoint a guardian ad litem to review the matter and report back to …
What did Terri Schiavo's autopsy reveal?
MIAMI, June 15 – An exhaustive autopsy found that Terri Schiavo's brain had withered to half the normal size since her collapse in 1990 and that no treatment could have remotely improved her condition, medical examiners said on Wednesday.
Why did Michael Schiavo win the malpractice case against Terri Schiavo's obstetrician?
In 1992, Michael filed a malpractice suit against Terri's obstetrician,
saying the doctor failed to diagnose bulimia as the cause for her infertility
. … When Terri developed a urinary tract infection in 1993, Michael did not want her to be treated with antibiotics.
How did Terri Schiavo become disabled?
What caused Terri Schiavo's condition? On February 25, 1990, Terri Schiavo collapsed at her Florida home from what doctors said was a
potassium imbalance
. After she collapsed, her brain did not receive oxygen for about five minutes. The oxygen deprivation caused severe brain damage.
How many times was Terri Schiavo feeding tube removed?
Schiavo's feeding tube has been removed
twice
before, most recently in 2003. That year, Gov. Jeb Bush pushed a law through the Florida Legislature that authorized the woman's feedings to resume, six days after a court stopped them. The Florida Supreme Court later ruled the law unconstitutional.
Why did Michael Schiavo win a malpractice case?
November 1992
Michael Schiavo wins malpractice suit
accusing doctors of misdiagnosing his wife for not recognizing that she was suffering from an eating disorder before her heart stopped
. A jury awards more than more than $700,000 for her care, Michael receives an additional $300,000.
What did Terri Schiavo's husband and parents disagree about?
Her husband Michael Schiavo argued that
his wife would never have wanted to live like that and attempted to get the feeding tube removed
. Her parents disagreed and fought to keep her alive. … Eventually, the courts agreed with Michael and allowed her feeding tubes to be removed.
Is Michael Schiavo still married?
Michael Schiavo, whose brain-damaged wife was at the center of a contentious end-of-life battle that played out on a worldwide media stage,
has remarried
, family members said. Michael Schiavo and Jodi Centonze were married Saturday in a private church ceremony, said John Centonze, the brother of the bride.
How much did Terri Schiavo weigh?
Opponents of removing Schiavo's feeding tube objected to what they called a court-mandated death by starvation. The autopsy report, however, said she weighed
112 pounds
at her death, and that an analysis of her fatty tissue indicated she did not die for lack of food.
Did Terri Schiavo have siblings?
Michael Schiavo where Terri's been laid,” said Terri Schiavo's
brother, Bobby Schindler
. “Our family expected this.
What was wrong with Terri Schiavo?
On February 25, 1990, at age 26, Schiavo went into
cardiac arrest
at her home in St. Petersburg, Florida. She was successfully resuscitated, but had massive brain damage due to lack of oxygen to her brain and was left comatose.
When did Michael Schiavo remarry?
SAFETY HARBOR, Fla., Jan. 22 – Michael Schiavo, whose brain-damaged wife was at the center of a contentious end-of-life battle, remarried
on Saturday
, family members said. Mr. Schiavo married his longtime girlfriend, Jodi Centonze, in a private church ceremony, said John Centonze, the brother of the bride.
How long was Terri Schiavo married?
Schiavo's Marriage Terri and Michael Schiavo met at Bucks County Community College. The two dated a little more than a year and were
married in 1984
. The couple moved to Florida in 1986.
Did Terri Schiavo communicate?
And three states have enacted laws since Schiavo's death that allow the terminally ill to end their lives — laws for which Terri would not have qualified since she
herself was not competent or able to communicate in any way
.
What caused Karen Ann Quinlan coma?
When she was 21, Quinlan became unconscious
after she consumed Valium along with alcohol while on a crash diet
and lapsed into a coma, followed by a persistent vegetative state.
Did Terri Schiavo have an advance directive?
She had no written advance directive when she collapsed in 1990
. But Michael Schiavo contended his wife once told him she would not want to be kept alive artificially with no hope of recovery. Court after court affirmed his right to let his wife his die.
