Schiavo family faces off in court on feeding tube removal News
Schiavo family faces off in court on feeding tube removal

[JURIST] Relatives of Terri Schiavo [JURIST Newsmakers archive] face each other in court Wednesday over the status of Schiavo's artificial life support. On Tuesday, Schiavo's husband Michael was granted the right to proceed with the removal of Terri's feeding tube [JURIST report], which is all that is keeping her alive after a cardiac arrest 15 years ago starved her brain of oxygen. Terri's parents obtained an emergency stay [JURIST report] from Pinellas Circuit Court Judge George Greer that requires both parties to appear before him Wednesday for him to rule on the fitness of Michael Schiavo as Terri's guardian. Doctors disagree over whether Terri has any chance of recovery. AP has more.