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Family battles:

• A family's slow descent into loathing | Michael Schiavo and his in-laws stuck together, but then a settlement planted seeds of discord (Los Angeles Times)
• Family acrimony marks long Schiavo case | So bitter and vindictive is the family feud over whether Terri Schiavo lives or dies that her husband and parents couldn't even agree on what priest should administer last rites or what should happen to her body after death (Associated Press)
• Behind life-and-death fight, a rift that began years ago | Terri Schiavo's husband and parents once shared a home, a life, a goal (The New York Times)
• The legal struggle | For the nation, it has been a short-term drama. But for Terri Schiavo's husband and family, it has been 15 years of anguish, accusations and court battles (Time)
• Conflicting memories about Schiavo's wishes | The actual evidence indicating Terri Schiavo's intentions in the absence of a living will or legal directive is complicated, based on conflicting recollections by family members of long-ago casual remarks by her (The Boston Globe)

Protesters:

• Activists make point in Schiavo case | Grabbing attention with a brief, dramatic demonstration, disabled activists have been raising their voices throughout the final stages of the Terri Schiavo drama to send a message: that Schiavo, too, is a disabled person who is worthy of living (Associated Press)
• Protesters with hearts on sleeves and anger on signs | The legal battle over the life of Terri Schiavo may have ended, but a thick, fervent crowd remains in the makeshift encampment outside the Woodside Hospice House here (The New York Times)
• Schiavo family asks protesters to go home (Associated Press)
• Child protesters show support for Schiavo | Scott Heldreth has been arrested numerous times for picketing abortion clinics and blocking sidewalks while praying. Now his 10-year-old son, Josh, has followed in his footsteps (Associated Press)
• Schiavo protesters begin to fray | Despondency, anger evident as hours pass (The Boston Globe)
• Protesters try to keep faith | Advocates of feeding Schiavo pray and read the Bible aloud outside her Florida hospice. But increasingly some seem resigned to her death (Los Angeles Times)
• Schiavo family urges protesters to stay calm | Sparks of anger briefly altered the mostly peaceful atmosphere of demonstrations outside Terri Schiavo's hospice on Easter Sunday, as a small group of protesters grew increasingly frustrated that the legal fight to keep the brain-damaged woman alive has ended (The Washington Post)
• With giant spoon, Fla. woman helps stir up Schiavo protest across from White House | The battle over Schiavo is well into its denouement. (The Washington Post)
• Protests putting spotlight on hospice | Delicate balance over rights in Schiavo case (The Boston Globe)
• Supporters pray for Schiavo at Detroit federal building | Most demonstrators condemn the removal of her feeding tube and 'culture of death.' (The Detroit News)

Conservative groups:

• Activists see base being fired up | Conservative, anti-abortion groups believe the Schiavo case will have a prolonged effect (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
• Conservatives invoke case in fund-raising campaigns | Many groups are soliciting donations in her name, some for a much broader agenda (The New York Times)
• List of Schiavo donors will be sold by direct-marketing firm | Thousands of strangers moved by Terri Schiavo's plight will likely receive a steady stream of solicitations from anti-abortion and conservative groups (The New York Times)

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March (Web-only) 2005, Vol. 49