Fighting for Dear Life (14 page)

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• Bobby Schindler meets with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) at the Capitol in March 2005. Bobby was in Washington meeting with every member of Congress who would see him during the legislative push to protect Terri's life.

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• Pinellas Park police block the entrance to Woodside Hospice on March 16, 2005, two days before Terri's feeding tube was to be removed.

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• Supporters gather and pray outside Woodside Hospice on March 16, 2005.

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• Pinellas Park police maintain a presence as supporters gather on March 18, 2005, the day Terri's feeding tube was removed for the last time.

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• Pinellas County Circuit Judge George Greer listens to arguments during a hearing on March 17, 2005.

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• A mother and her disabled son attend a support rally on March 18, 2005.

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• Supporters for Michael Schiavo as well as for the Schindler family attend the rally outside Woodside Hospice on March 18, 2005.

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• Bob Schindler talks to attorneys David Gibbs and Barbara Weller outside Woodside Hospice on March 18, 2005.

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• Supporters on March 19, 2005, wear red tape bearing the word “life” over their mouths to illustrate how Terri's voice has been silenced.

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• Senators Rick Santorum (R-PA), Mel Martinez (R-FL), and Tom Harkin (D-IA) discuss the bill introduced by Senator Martinez that would allow the Schindlers to take their case to a federal judge for a fresh review. Senate Bill S.686 passed unanimously on March 20, 2005.

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• Representative Dave Weldon (R-FL), Bobby Schindler, and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) walk to the House of Representatives on Sunday, March 20, 2005. At 12:34 Monday morning the House overwhelmingly passed S.686: Terri Schiavo Incapacitated Protection Bill.

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• President Bush returns to Washington from his Texas ranch on March 20, 2005, to be available to sign the emergency legislation to protect Terri's life once both houses of Congress passed it.