Appeals court refusal of Schiavo tube re-insertion [11th Circuit]

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Appeals court refusal of Schiavo tube re-insertion [11th Circuit]

March 23, 2005 07:17:00 am

Schiavo v. Schiavo, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, March 23, 2005 [refusing 2-1 to order that Terri Schiavo's feeding tube be re-inserted and upholding a lower court ruling that Schiavo's parents "failed to demonstrate a substantial case on the merits of any of their claims."]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF; alternate download source here]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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