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[Note: The
original content
of terrisfight.org was removed from the internet approximately three months
after Terri Schindler Schiavo was forcibly dehydrated
to death. Visit the archived site here.
At some point 40 medical affidavits were added to the renovated site.]
Terrisfight.org, the official website of the Terri
Schindler Schiavo Foundation and run by Pamela Hennessy and helpers, contains dangerous
propaganda that serves to condition the masses to believe that a judge may order
the death of a disabled human being (rather than simply ordering the
removal of the nutrition/hydration tube), that food and water is medical
treatment and that present guardian laws are the reason that Terri Schiavo's
life is in jeopardy.
The visitors to this highly-trafficked website look to terrisfight.org as the last word
regarding the
legal issues involved in Terri's case. The last word is contained in the Florida
statues, not in the specific slant espoused by Pamela Hennessy.
Pamela has indicated to me that she
is responsible for the terrisfight.org website. World Net Daily is also aware
that Pamela runs terrisfight.org:
In addition to acting as spokesperson for the
Schindlers, Hennessey is webmistress for the family's website. (Jeb
Bush fails Terri)
Randall Terry credits Ms Hennessey with
responsibility for the website as well:
Pamela Hennessey has done a great job keeping
Terri's website up-to-date and inspirational, and handling press requests for
the family.
(Quote source: Declaration
Foundation)
That is the reason I am holding
her accountable for the misleading information presented on terrisfight.org.
Even if Pamela does not admit authorship of every segment of information in the
"boxed areas" on terrisfight.org, she is responsible for approving the
content as spokesperson for the family. Terrisfight.org is speaking on behalf of
Terri and the Schindler family via spokesperson Pamela Hennessy.
Goals of the Terri
Schindler Schiavo Foundation
The [now deleted] about
us link on terrisfight.org navigates the visitor to "The Goals of the
Foundation":
To aid Terri and her immediate family by
providing the resources they need to protect Terri from a court-ordered
dehydration and starvation death.
To cause a change in the guardian laws that
bring about a situation like Terri's. Current guardian laws can allow a spouse
to have complete control over a loved-one's life and death and can clear the
path for euthanasia of that loved-one, against the immediate family's
objections.
The first paragraph causes the public to
think that a judge may order the DEATH of a disabled person by
dehydrating/starving them to death! (A judge—even a judge working on behalf of
Scientology's agenda—may order the removal of a gastric tube, but he may not legally
order the death of a disabled person!) This writing deceived me because my own articles written
from October 2003 through early December 2003 reveal the deception I was under concerning Florida law and the Terri Schiavo
case. I was under the false impression that a judge
could legally order that Terri not be permitted to have food and water by mouth! The
writings on Terrisfight.org as well as the media placed this false idea in my mind.
Terrisfight website readers are
actually being primed to believe that denying Terri food and water (even by mouth)
is
legal as long as a judge orders it! [Terrisfight.org is not the only website
that is promoting this misinformation. The controlled mainstream media is
saying exactly the same thing—that a judge may order Terri's (unqualified)
dehydration/starvation death! No wonder everyone sat back passively while
Michael twice nearly killed her by illegally preventing anyone from placing even
a drop of water on her tongue!]
Terrisfight.org and the mainstream media caused
people to think that Judge Greer's order to remove Terri's gastric tube and
Michael's illegal withholding of nutrition by mouth was lumped together
into a court ordered "dehydration/starvation death!
This is so dangerously misleading that I am compelled by God to speak up about this, even though I am being forced to cite
the official terrisfight.org website.
If Mr. and Mrs. Schindler are under the
impression that Judge Greer may legally deny Terri both gastric tube feedings
and oral feedings they have been
misinformed. My attempts to contact the
Schindlers through Pamela Hennessy have been unsuccessful.
Judges are not legally permitted
to issue court orders that break existing laws. They have the power to enforce
the meaning in the law that is already there. The clearly worded Florida
statues prohibit any judge from court-ordering a euthanasia, which is
exactly what withholding oral feeding would bring about!
The Constitution gives judges "judicial
power" to be exercised only in the context of cases and controversies.
This does not include making the law. Yet the power to say what our laws mean
is the power to say what our laws are. Judges, then, do not have the power to
make up the meaning of our laws; they only have the power to enforce the
meaning that is already there.
Judges must enforce laws made by other
branches of government; they cannot make up the very law they must enforce.
(Quote source: Testimony of
Thomas L. Jipping, M.A.,J.D.)
A judge many not legally court
order the withholding of food and water by mouth.
However, if enough people are misled into
believing that a judge may order that a person be denied food and water by mouth, he
is enabled to publicly break
the law and establish the euthanasia precedent this case is really all about.
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If Judge Greer issued an illegal court order to deny Terri food
and water by mouth, and the public (deceived about the law pertaining to food
and water by mouth) did not protest in droves to put a halt to it, he could get
away with a public euthanasia which is a murder under present Florida law! But
if the public is conditioned thoroughly enough, and the conditioning comes from a
key source, such as terrisfight.org, it would be a simple matter to get away with an
illegal judicial killing (that the public does not know is illegal) and then pass a new law which
permits euthanasia!
Indeed, the illegal act of depriving Terri food
and water by mouth was inflicted on her twice already while the state of Florida
and the rest of the United States looked on with resigned horror, wondering why
the law permits such a thing. It doesn't.
Contrary to what Pamela Hennessy and
the mainstream media and even so-called alternative media would
have you believe, there is no such thing as a legal court
order to withhold food and water by mouth. Pat Anderson, attorney for
the Schindlers, has made this clear. (See Pat
Anderson's legal approach)
The terrisfight.org website is being used by
some to do "damage control" for some euthanasia
planners based in Clearwater, Florida.
The Florida statues do not condone or authorize any deliberate act or
omission to end life. The removal of feeding by mouth is not authorized in the
statues:
The 2003 Florida Statutes
765.309 Mercy killing or euthanasia not authorized; suicide distinguished.--
(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve
mercy killing or euthanasia, or to permit any affirmative or deliberate act or
omission to end life other than to permit the natural process of dying.
The second paragraph of The Goals of the
Foundation states:
Current guardian laws can allow a spouse to
have complete control over a loved-one's life and death
and can clear the path
for euthanasia of that loved-one, against the immediate family's objections.
[bold emphasis added.]
The bolded statement is not true. Florida laws protect Terri. Judge Greer's unlawful acts of permitting Michael Schiavo to
violate current guardian laws is the REAL reason Terri is in peril:
Under Florida law, the right to
rehabilitation is retained by the ward, and not delegated to the guardian.
Under Florida law, neither the guardian — Michael — nor the court —
Judge Greer — has the right to harm the ward.
(Quoted from Wesley J. Smith's article, "Terri
Schiavo's
Life and Death")
The fact that Judge Greer is permitting
Michael Schiavo to break existing guardian laws in an attempt to ensure Terri's
death is at the heart of the matter. He is allowing this because the
"powers that be" hope to use Terri to achieve the first case of
euthanasia in Florida's reported case law.
The "we need new guardian laws"
argument is
steering people to think that under current Florida law,
guardians have the right to deny rehabilitation and even kill their wards. No guardian presently has the legal right to deny
his charge life-saving
treatment or needed therapy—not even if they are married to the ward. No guardian presently has the legal right to deny physician attention, rehabilitative services, dental care
and other medical services. To do so constitutes abuse under the Adult Protective Services
Act as well as the guardianship statutes. (See: Very Good
Reasons To Remove Michael Schiavo and Open a Criminal
Investigation #14)
Let us look at the second portion of the second
paragraph:
"...can clear the path
for euthanasia of that loved-one, against the immediate family's objections."
Pamela Hennessy is leading the reader to think
that present guardian laws are clearing the path to euthanasia. We have already
learned that the preceding statement, "Current guardian laws can allow a spouse to
have complete control over a loved-one's life and death" is false. [The
only way a spouse can have complete control over their mate's life and death is
if a corrupt, law-breaking judge in Scientology-controlled
Clearwater Florida, permits it.]
Let us
continue with her statement about guardian laws:
"can clear the path for euthanasia for a
loved one, against the immediate family's objections."
This statement implies that euthanasia may
occur under present Florida guardian laws if the guardian wishes it! The only way this would occur is
if powerful governmental officials committed felonies to accomplish it!
Euthanasia is forbidden in the Florida statutes, but the writer did not cite this
fact in this passage.
It is time for Terrisfight.org to tell the
whole truth. Terri Schindler Schiavo is legally entitled to rehabilitation under
current Florida law, Michael Schiavo's guardianship notwithstanding. Euthanasia is illegal in Florida,
even against Michael Schiavo's objections. Terri Schiavo is legally
entitled to receive nutrition by mouth. No judge
or estranged husband may render Florida laws null and void.
Also see: (Terri
Can Swallow)
More
Proof of the Food and Water Disinformation Campaign at Terrisfight.org
The [deleted] section
called A Word About the Will to Live continues the pattern of misleading
people about the laws in Florida pertaining to the rights of the disabled to
receive nutrition. The writer of this segment is sending dangerously misleading
messages in the following passage.
In 1990, when Terri Schindler-Schiavo
collapsed and suffered debilitating brain damage, Food and Water was not
considered "Medical Treatment" under Florida law. It is, therefore,
impossible for Terri to have predicted her life would be terminated - against
her will - by the removal of nutrition and hydration.
Let us look at the first
sentence:
In 1990, when Terri Schindler-Schiavo
collapsed and suffered debilitating brain damage, Food and Water was not
considered "Medical Treatment" under Florida law.
The writer sent an
untrue message by failing to add the words, "via a G tube" or some
other descriptive phrase that qualifies the phrase, "food and
water." The writer is sending the message that food and water is now medical treatment, but it was not medical
treatment back in 1990.
The truth is this: In 1990, feeding via a
gastric tube was not
considered medical treatment under Florida law. Since 1999, feeding via a G tube
is considered medical treatment. Food and water by mouth is not medical
treatment and may not be denied to any person.
Failing to differentiate
between tube feedings and feedings by mouth is a consistent pattern at
terrisfight.org. The writer is making blanket statements about food and
water without specifying whether it is taken into the body naturally by mouth or by what
is now termed a medical treatment. This is inexcusable!
Due to the misinformation promoted through Terrisfight.org, the general public is under the
impression that any food and water is now a medical treatment in
Florida. Since terrisfight.org is equating any food and water with medical
treatment, and Terri supposedly does not want medical treatment, it is not hard
to see where this leads: to public support for the illegal
starvation/dehydration of Terri Schiavo!
Let us look at the second
calculatingly constructed sentence:
It is, therefore, impossible for
Terri to have predicted her life would be terminated - against her will - by
the removal of nutrition and hydration.
Notice the phrase "nutrition
and hydration" does not indicate whether the food is taken in via what is
now termed medical treatment--the G tube-- or naturally via the mouth. The
phrase stands alone so the public thinks that the removal of any food and
water is legal. Lumping gastic tube feedings with normal feedings is a fatal
combination because only gastric tube feedings may be removed by court order.
Notice the fatalism of this
writer. This writer indicated that Terri's life will be terminated, as if
it is a given! It would be more fitting and accurate to say that Terri could not
have known that her husband would try to terminate her life by getting a court
order to withhold nutrition via G tube feedings and even illegally prevent her
from being fed by mouth.
In review: Contrary to what the
terrisfight.org writer would have you believe, food and water is not medical
treatment in Florida. Feedings via gastric tube are now considered to be medical
treatment, and as such may be removed by court order, but feedings by mouth may
not be removed by court order. Not legally, that is.
Terri's Death: A When, Not an
If According to Pamela Hennessy
I already cited a passage in the
section called A Word About the Will to Live
in which the writer indicated she assumes Terri will die:
It is, therefore, impossible for
Terri to have predicted her life would be terminated - against her will - by
the removal of nutrition and hydration. [bold emphasis added]
Here are two more examples where
Pamela Hennessy indicates that she believes Terri's death is certain:
With Terri Schiavo’s death
comes a new precedent, making it far easier to terminate the life of the
non-terminal patient. Because of profound cognitive disabilities, Terri is
viewed as a non-person, an empty shell and a waste of food and water to some
laypeople. This is just as those pursuing her death would have you think. When
she is gone, similar cases will be that much easier to win. [bold emphasis
added]
(Quote source: THE
MEANS TO AN END October 4, 2003 Pamela Hennessy)
I believe Pamela
would be more optimistic about Terri's survival and road to recovery if all of
the dangerously misleading statements on terrisfight.org were corrected and/or
clarified.
Also see: A
Five in Her Eye: Death in Disguise?
update: 01/05/04
The misinformation that I cited in
the "boxed" areas on terrisfight.org has not been changed at this
writing. A new page has been added to the site: Myths
about Terri. [deleted from terrisfight.org] This particular page is needful and corrects common
misconceptions about the case, but it does not take the place of correcting the
misinformation where it is presently written—on various pages of
terrisfight.org.
Media Kit
Here is a link to the [deleted] media
kit.
The media kit promotes the idea
that euthanasia is legal by stating that a Florida court may order someone to
die by starvation:
Terri is under a Florida
court order to die by starvation simply because her present condition has
been confused by misleading information entered into court records. [bold
emphasis added]
The courts may not legally order
Terri's actual death. The court did order Terri's feeding tube
removed (based upon upon Judge Greer untrue
"finding" that she is is in a persistent vegetative state), but
American courts do not order deaths of the disabled. The wording implies that
the courts may order euthanasia. This is not the case.
Yes, the court's obvious intent
was to cause Terri's death by removing her so-called medical treatment (the
gastric tube) and then allowing Michael to "finish the job" by illegally
preventing her from receiving food and water by mouth. (If he did this, he would
have committed euthanasia!) But a Florida court may not order Terri's death.
To do so is to court order a euthanasia, and that is clearly not legal. Imposing death on the disabled is euthanasia.
That is why there is
presently no such thing as a legal court-ordered starvation death.
The wording about a court ordered
starvation is not helping Terri's situation because it is taking what is NOT
legal (euthanasia) and making it seem as though it is already legal. I do not
believe Mr. Schindler is aware that these words send such a message. (I do believe the
media is aware of it. Professional writers know the exact message they convey
through the use of carefully chosen words.)
To say that "Terri is under a
Florida court order to die by starvation" causes the public to think that a
court may legally order the death of a disabled person. They may remove
"life prolonging procedures" which can and do cause death, but courts
may not as yet order the deaths of the disabled. Words DO matter! To
order a death is to make sure the person dies. This is not legal to do.
Terri may not be "made to die" by a deliberate act of omission
(removing regular food and water) to end her life.
Disinformation is also found at
terrisfight.org. See:
Terri
Schiavo and the Cardiac Arrest/Heart Attack Lies
Scientology
Vs Terri Schiavo
Also see: Terrisfight.org:
A Hidden Agenda
Schindler
Spokeswoman objects to Scientology articles
Scientology and Terri Schindler Schiavo: The Death
Connection
Correction:
Please click here to see the portion of
this article that I removed because it is incorrect. I was mistaken when
I wrote that "advanced directive" means court order. I recently
learned that it means "Living Will." Therefore, Pamela Hennessy's
quick fact on this particular matter is true:
Though an advanced directive is required in
Florida prior to removing nutrition, Terri never had one.
Pamela did not clarify that nutrition means
gastric tube feedings, so I am doing that now. "Nutrition" cannot mean
regular food because assisted suicide is not legal in the state of Florida.
My apologies to Pamela and my website readers
for my misunderstanding of the term "advanced directive" and for
the wrong conclusion I made from misunderstanding that phrase. Sadly, that
conclusion does have basis, but not by citing that particular statement.
first written on 12/25/03
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