Monday marks 20 years since the death of Terri Schiavo, whose landmark case became the symbol of the "right to die" movement, generated political controversy and sparked public outcry as her husband ...

Terri Schiavo was a Florida woman who lived in a persistent vegetative state for 15 years. Her husband claimed she did not want to live on life support; her family disagreed, and their battle reached ...

-- A Circuit Court judge has essentially stopped anyone from removing Schiavo's feeding tube. -- That initial stay is in effect until 5 pm Eastern Wednesday. -- The emergency stay came after an ...

March 26, 2005 — -- Even as the legal and political battles over Terri Schiavo simmer down, the case of the dying Florida woman remains a fervent topic among religious groups -- especially ...

Terri Schiavo dies 13 days after her feeding tube was removed. The brain-damaged woman had been in a persistent vegetative state since 1990 after her heart stopped. Her case sparked an unprecedented ...

If you've been following the Terri Schiavo debacle, you probably fall into one of three categories: You're confused and you've given up trying to figure it all out, you're still ruminating on the ...

TAMPA, March 21 -- -- Terri Schiavo's parents, buoyed by a law that Congress worked through the night to pass and that President Bush rose from his bed to sign, pleaded with a federal judge here ...

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The Terri Schiavo case sparked a lengthy national debate that did not end with her death Thursday in Florida. And it continued as well in the Quad-City area, where the opinions of religious leaders ...

CHICAGO | Donna Harnett's 9-year-old son, Martin, suffers from cerebral palsy and has used a feeding tube for five years. Because of his condition, he cannot eat normally or talk. "It's difficult to ...