by
Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
March 18, 2005
Pinellas
Park, FL (LifeNews.com) -- The Woodside Hospice where Terri lives
issued a statement Friday afternoon responding to the subpoenas issued
by Congress in the morning.
The statement said doctors there cannot remove Terri's feeding tube and that Terri's personal doctor must do it.
Meanwhile,
attorneys for Terri's estranged husband Michael are still trying to
determine whether the feeding tube can be removed, in compliance with
a reissue of an order from Judge George Greer, or if the subpoenas must
be followed.
''We don't have any comment until we figure out what action is being
taken and what our response is going to be,'' attorney Deborah Bushnell
told the Miami Herald newspaper.
Terri's
parents have been asked to leave Terri's room, a possible indication
that the tube will be removed shortly.
Still, Howard Simon of the ACLU, who is working with Michael's attorneys,
said that even if the feeding tube is remove, the battle is not over.
''It's premature to say this thing is over or it's coming to an end," he told the Miami newspaper. "
Meanwhile,
an attorney for the House of Representatives said a motion has been
filed to appeal Judge Greer's ruling with a Florida appeals court and
the Florida Supreme Court.
Randall Terry, a spokesman for Schiavo's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler applauded the issuance of the subpoenas.
''It
was a clever maneuver to help Terri and to cover a congressional blunder,''
he told the Herald. "The big thing is if the people on the ground
here honor the subpoena and not try to starve her.''
Related Friday afternoon stories:
Judge Temporarily Blocks
Removal of Terri Schiavo's Feeding Tube
Florida Senate Decides
Not to Approve House-Passed Bill on Terri Schiavo
House and Senate Issue
Subpoenas to Protect Terri Schiavo
Terri's parents - http://www.terrisfight.org
