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• Title: Schiavo V. Schiavo Amicus Curiae Memorandum of Governor Bush (Jeb Bush, Florida)
• Author : Issues in Law & Medicine
• Release Date : January 22, 2003
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 262 KB

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Amicus curiae Jeb Bush, Governor of the State of Florida, submits this memorandum in support of plaintiff Theresa Schiavo's motion for preliminary injunction. In light of the seriousness of this matter, and the inability to remedy an improper outcome, the Governor has strong interest in ensuring that Terri Schiavo's fundamental right to life is not deprived without due process of law, and that it is properly balanced with her right to privacy and liberty. The Governor has a constitutional duty to take care that the laws be executed faithfully Art. IV [section] 1, FLA. CONST. The Governor has a sworn duty to defend the Constitution of the State of Florida. In addition, the Governor feels compelled to give voice to the thousands of Floridians who have communicated to him their concern over this case. The Governor submits this memorandum to ensure that the Court consider the critical distinction between removing artificial life support and the deliberate killing of a human being by starvation and dehydration. These are two different actions. The first is performed according to state law and is allowed under Florida's constitutional right to privacy. The second is prohibited by the right to life enshrined in the Florida and federal Constitutions. The Governor submits that removal of the feeding tube without first determining by medically accepted means whether the plaintiff can ingest food and water on her own, with or without rehabilitative therapy, constitutes the deprivation of her life without due process of law.

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