A good Catholic?

Law | Terri Schiavo's life may hinge on how seriously she took her religion | Lynn Vincent

Since 1997, family members and lawyers have crossed swords over whether Terri Schiavo should live or die.

Ms. Schiavo in 1990 collapsed in her home, suffering oxygen deprivation that left her severely brain-damaged. Since then, she has lived in care facilities, physically healthy and responsive to her environment, but drawing nutrition through an abdominal tube.

Her husband, Michael Schiavo, contends that Ms. Schiavo once told him that under such conditions she would have wanted to die. On Sept. 27, on Larry King Live, Ms. Schiavo's mother, Mary Schindler, summed up simply her commitment to her daughter's life: "I want her. I'm her mother. I love her . . . I would love to give her therapy, but if I couldn't . . . I'll take her home with me now and take care of her for the rest of my life."

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October 09, 2004, Vol. 19, No. 39

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