10/25/2003
Slate on Schiavo
Dahlia Lithwick of Slate tries to cut through the emotionalism and explain Why spouses get the final say in coma cases.
+Sacramento Bee editorial -- Governor, lawmakers tread on courts' toes. The decision by the Florida Legislature and Gov. Jeb Bush to substitute their judgment for that of a court of law in the case of Terry Schiavo marks an arrogant intrusion into delicate medical territory that ought to be navigated by families, doctors and judges.
+Sacramento Bee editorial -- Governor, lawmakers tread on courts' toes. The decision by the Florida Legislature and Gov. Jeb Bush to substitute their judgment for that of a court of law in the case of Terry Schiavo marks an arrogant intrusion into delicate medical territory that ought to be navigated by families, doctors and judges.
