Fighting for Dear Life by David Gibbs

Author:David Gibbs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2008-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

PARTY BREAKDOWN

At 1:11 AM, President Bush was awakened and promptly signed S.686 into law. With his signature, the jurisdiction of Terri’s case moved from the state court to a federal judge for a de novo review—that is, to basically retry the case. As President Bush would explain later that day, ‘‘This is a complex case with serious issues. But in extraordinary circumstances like this, it is wise to always err on the side of life.’’5 Predictably, Michael Schiavo was outraged by this turn of events. He told CNN, ‘‘I think that the Congress has more important things to discuss,’’6 adding, ‘‘They’re thumbing their nose up to the American people and the Constitution. This is a sad day for Terri.’’7 The Schindlers were elated beyond words. We had actually secured an Act of Congress. Terri would now have a fighting chance; we promptly filed a middle-of-the-night injunction in the federal district court in Tampa to have Terri’s feeding tube reinserted. That afternoon, an excited Bob Schindler asked Terri ‘‘if she was ready to take a little ride . . . and get her some breakfast. I got a big smile out of her face. She seemed to be very pleased.’’8

We were deeply thankful for the breakneck pace at which both legislative bodies in Washington, D.C., had worked over the Easter recess and grateful for a president who supported this emergency measure in the dead of night. Bolstered by this much needed burst of wind in our sails, we charted a course that would take the fight for Terri’s life all the way to the United States Supreme Court—twice.

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