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Contact: Cindy Roberts (662) 844-5036 ext. 227
For Immediate Release: 3/31/2005
Injustice of Schiavo’s tragic death should not be in vain
(Tupelo, MS) - Terri Schiavo, a 41-year-old disabled woman who suffered brain damage from a heart failure in 1990, died early this morning in a Florida hospice as she drew close to 14 days without food or water.
At the request of Terri’s husband, Michael Schiavo, a Florida judge ordered the removal of her feeding tube March 18 causing her to die a slow death by starvation and dehydration. Since Terri’s husband initially lobbied for a court order to remove his wife’s feeding tube in 1998, Terri’s parents have unsuccessfully battled and pleaded in state and federal courts to save her life claiming to have medical evidence supporting her potential for recovery with proper therapy.
Donald Wildmon, founder of American Family Association, says the death of Terri should serve as a wake up call to the Christian church in America.
“Terri’s battle is over, but it continues for those of us opposing a culture of death. We hope and pray that Terri’s death will not have been in vain,” Wildmon said.
“We extend our prayers and deepest sympathy to the Schindler family and grieve with them over the loss of their daughter and their suffering from this tragic injustice,” Wildmon said.
American Family Association is a pro-family advocacy organization with over two million online supporters.
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