UPDATE ~ FL circuit court judge grants emergency stay in Schiavo case

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UPDATE ~ FL circuit court judge grants emergency stay in Schiavo case

February 22, 2005 02:38:00 pm

[JURIST] AP is reporting that a Pinellas Circuit Court judge in Florida has issued an emergency stay to prevent the removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube until late Wednesday afternoon.

3 PM ET – An AP report is now available online.

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