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The Terri Schiavo case was a series of court and legislative actions in the United States from 1998 to 2005, regarding the care of Theresa Marie Schiavo (née Schindler) (/ ˈ ʃ aɪ v oʊ /; December 3, 1963 – March 31, 2005), a woman in an irreversible persistent vegetative state.
In this two-part episode, we present the story of Terri Schiavo. Her family’s long and highly emotional struggle to save their daughter’s life eventually came under the harsh glare of a worldwide media spotlight, the US Congress and the office of the President of the United States.
On March 31, 2005, a 41-year-old woman, Theresa Marie Schiavo (born December 3, 1963), died, the final complication of a cardiac arrest on February 25, 1990. Her illness and death had been the focus of a major medical, legal, theological, ethical, political, and social controversy, a controversy that continues.
- C. Christopher Hook, Paul S. Mueller
- 2005
Dec 6, 2023 · Learn about the right-to-die case of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who was in a persistent vegetative state for 15 years before her death in 2005. A new documentary explores the legal battle between her husband and parents, the ethical issues and the public reaction.
- 1 min
- Brian Brant
Mar 31, 2005 · PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Terri Schiavo, the severely brain-damaged woman who spent 15 years connected to a feeding tube in an epic legal and medical battle that went all the way to the White House...
Apr 4, 2005 · Terri Schiavo, a 41-year-old Florida woman who was in a persistent vegetative state for the 15 years before her death on Mar. 31, 2005, was at the centre of a political, legal and media tempest over the removal of a feeding tube.
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Apr 20, 2014 · For 15 years, Terri Schiavo was effectively a slave — slave to an atrophied brain that made her a prisoner in her body, slave to bitter fighting between factions of her family, slave to seemingly...
