Schiavo brother speech
Was the government right to get involved in Terri Schiavo’s death? Did the court overstep its bounds when it ordered the disabled 41-year-old woman’s feeding tube removed? Will the debate over euthanasia be a factor in the upcoming election?
These are some of the questions Chris Mitchell, president of the Florida Chautauqua Center, hopes Bobby Schindler, Schiavo’s brother, will answer at the 13th Annual Florida Chautauqua Assembly. Schindler opens the assembly with a keynote speech at 10 a.m. on Jan. 31 at First United Methodist Church in DeFuniak Springs. Mitchell said he wants the assembly to educate voters.
Schiavo died March 31, 2005, 13 days after a judge ordered her feeding tube removed. Schiavo collapsed in 1990 for unknown reasons at her home and had no living will. Schiavo’s husband, Michael Schiavo, said it was his wife’s wish that she wanted to die if she became disabled and was unable to care for herself.
Schindler said he now wants to raise awareness for the families and people dealing with similar situations.