Plus: Schiavo case goes back to court, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 8/01/2004 12:00AM
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No quote yet from the story of "Terri's Law" heading to the Florida Supreme Court, but here are the main stories covering it:
Case of brain-damaged woman heads to court | The question before the court is whether the law Bush signed in October to keep the 40-year-old Schiavo alive violates her constitutional right to privacy and the separation of government powers (Associated Press)
Schiavo right-to-die case heading to Florida court | Arguments will begin on whether `Terri's Law' violates its namesake's constitutional rights (The Orlando Sentinel)
Court opens Schiavo case today | The Florida Supreme Court hears arguments today on whether Terri's Law, which allowed Gov. Jeb Bush to order that a severely brain-damaged woman be kept alive, is unconstitutional (The Miami Herald)
Disability groups back governor | The Supreme Court hearing on the Terri Schiavo case starts (Associated Press)
A place between life and death | Debaters and court tackle 'Terri's Law' (Tallahassee Democrat)
Battle over feeding tube heads to state's top court (Palm Beach Post)
Battle rages, but Schiavo's fate is sealed | Bush vs. Schiavo is a constitutional confrontation born out of crass politics, family discord, religious and medical ethical disputes and years of litigation (Fred Grimm, The Miami Herald)
Terri Schiavo case is really about disability rights | Disability organizations wish that the ACLU would challenge a wrongful death sentence for Ms. Schiavo as righteously as it does a wrongful Death Row judgment in criminal cases (Diane Coleman, Tallahassee Democrat)
Strike down 'Terri's Law' | Do Floridians, who may have to face such emotional moments within their own families, want the court to let stand a precedent that allows the state to butt in on such a personal decision, especially when the politics are exploitable? (Editorial, Palm Beach Post)
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