Right-to-die case appealed in US
Publish date: 07 December 2004
Issue Number: 1233
Diary: Legalbrief Today
Category: Human rights
Florida Governor Jeb Bush has filed an appeal in the US Supreme Court against an earlier ruling that said a law introduced to prevent a comatose womans feeding tube from being removed was a violation of the separation of powers between the legislative and judicial branches, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Dubbed Terris Law, the legislation prevented authorities from allowing Terri Schiavo, who is at the centre of one of the countrys longest and most bitter right-to-die battles, to die. The law was pushed through six days after the womans husband had the tube removed with a judge\'s approval. Now, the Governor\'s attorneys are arguing in the Supreme Court that the Florida Supreme Court ruling has ominous implications for the most vulnerable of our citizens who cannot speak for themselves. Full report in the Los Angeles Times
