The second assertion is utterly baffling. Mrs. Schiavo left no living will or other document showing she would want to be put to death if disabled. If her "right to privacy" trumps her right to live, she'll have no privacy ... because she'll be dead.

Baird claims that Terri's Law interferes with Mrs. Schiavo's right to make her own medical decisions, even though she never made the decision to have herself killed and is unable now to make medical decisions.

'Right' to Be Killed for No Crime

Michael Schiavo's attorney, George Felos, said his client, who controls his wife's trust fund even though he lives with another woman, was "pleased and grateful." Felos insisted, "This is a very big day for Terri, for the enforcement of Terri's rights."

Mrs. Schiavo's father, Bob Schindler, lashed out at the judge for showing "an utterly cavalier attitude and a complete disregard for the rule of law."

Connor said: "The governor believes very strongly that this statute is constitutional and there are a variety of compelling state interests here. The first is the protection of innocent life."

Both sides expect the case to end up in the Democrat-dominated Florida Supreme Court, the same bunch that abetted Al Gore in his failed coup attempt of 2000.

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