Terri Schiavo Case Goes to Congress

[Note: not sure what I think about this. It appears to be modeled after federal Habeas Corpus petitions, of which I am not a huge fan. Nevertheless, it seems that the feds may be getting in on the efforts to save Terri Schiavo's life.]

WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) -- Two Florida lawmakers have filed a bill that would give a brain-damaged Tampa woman kept alive by a feeding tube access to a special federal court hearing.

Sen. Mel Martinez and Rep. Dave Weldon, both Republicans, said incapacitated patients like Terri Schiavo should have the same type of federal hearing as death row prisoners, the Orlando Sentinel reported Wednesday.

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In a related story, Cardinal Martino has spoken out strongly on the Schiavo case, as the Vatican weighs in.