Schiavo's feeding tube back after Florida legislators, governor act

Published: 2003-10-23

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CNS) -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and the state's legislators "have bravely risked erring on the side of protecting life" in the case of Terri Schindler Schiavo, the Catholic bishops of Florida said in an Oct. 23 statement. "We applaud this courage and pray with them that clarity and resolution will follow in this tragic case," they added. "It is our ardent hope that while the judicial system further considers this extraordinary and extremely difficult case, that a true and convincing picture of Terri's wishes and her condition will emerge." Schiavo, 39, resumed receiving nutrition and hydration through a feeding tube Oct. 23 at a Pinellas Park nursing home, where she returned after a brief stay at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater to receive intravenous fluids. Her feeding tube had been removed Oct. 15 by court order, but an executive order by Bush rescinded the removal.

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