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Disabilities Rights Groups: 'Better off Dead' Policy 'Imperils Us All' NewsMax.com WiresTAMPA, Fla. – The husband of a severely brain-damaged woman has until Wednesday to challenge the constitutionality of a week-old law that authorized Gov. Jeb Bush to intervene. Bush used what lawmakers dubbed "Terri's Law" to order Terri Schiavo's feeding tube reinserted Oct. 21, six days after her husband had it removed with a court's approval. Attorneys for her husband are expected to challenge the law. Michael Schiavo has been battling his in-laws for years to carry out what he says is his wife's wish to not be kept alive artificially. Bob and Mary Schindler argued their daughter could improve with therapy and asked Bush to intervene. Mrs. Schiavo, 39, suffered severe brain damage in 1990 when her heart stopped. Some medical experts have testified she is in a persistent vegetative state with no hope of recovery; others disagree. She has been sustained with a feeding tube. Monday night, Schiavo was to give his first TV interview about the case, with CNN's "Larry King Live," since his wife's feeding tube was reinserted at the governor's order. "I know he has a lot on his mind and a lot in his heart that he wants to share," said his attorney, George Felos. Also Monday, a coalition of disability rights groups issued a statement in support of preserving Mrs. Schiavo's life. "The belief that people with disabilities like [Mrs. Schiavo's] are 'better off dead' is long-standing but wrong. It imperils us all," said the statement signed by 14 organizations, including ADA Watch, Center on Human Policy and World Association of Persons with Disabilities. © 2003 Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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