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Health Law Keyed to Furrow
Guardianship of Schiavo
Facts
Theresa married Michael Schiavo (Plaintiff) in 1984. She suffered a cardiac arrest in 1990 and although she was rushed to the hospital, she suffered brain injury and never regained consciousness. Current CAT scans reveal that the majority of Theresa's cerebral cortex is now gone and has been replaced with cerebral spinal fluid. She is in an incurable persistent vegetative state. She is totally dependent upon others to perform all of her activities of daily living, including the use of tubes to feed her. She shows no signs of awareness. With good nursing care, she could continue to survive in this state. Michael (Plaintiff) received enough funds from an underlying medical malpractice action to pay for the continued care. After ten years without improvement, but facing only continual deterioration, Michael, as Guardian (Plaintiff), petitioned the court for an order to end artificial life support. The trial court granted the order and Parents (Defendant) now appeal.
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