Florida judge lifts stay blocking feeding tube removal
Key points
- A Florida court on Friday cleared the way for the feeding tube to be removed from a brain-damaged Florida woman, a court official said.
- Judge George Greer lifted a temporary stay issued by the chief judge of the Pinellas Circuit Court, David Demers, which had briefly blocked the removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube.
- "Judge Greer held a hearing on the congressional committee's motion to intervene in the case.
- He denied it and reinstated the order (to remove Schiavo's feeding tube)," said Ron Stuart, a spokesman for the Pinellas Circuit Court.
A Florida court on Friday cleared the way for the feeding tube to be removed from a brain-damaged Florida woman, a court official said.
Judge George Greer lifted a temporary stay issued by the chief judge of the Pinellas Circuit Court, David Demers, which had briefly blocked the removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube.
"Judge Greer held a hearing on the congressional committee's motion to intervene in the case. He denied it and reinstated the order (to remove Schiavo's feeding tube)," said Ron Stuart, a spokesman for the Pinellas Circuit Court.
Written and revised by
Gerald Hurowitz, M.D.
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