Family of Terri Schiavo alarmed by judge’s participation on pro-euthanasia panel

St. Petersburg, May. 01, 2006 (CNA) - One year after the death of Terri Schiavo, the judge who ordered her feeding tube removed spoke at a right-to-die symposium; something Schiavo’s family calls a disturbing conflict of interests.

In March 2005, Circuit Judge George Greer ruled in favor of Michael Schiavo and ordered the disabled Florida woman’s feeding tube removed. She died of marked dehydration.

Terri’s brother, Bobby Schindler, said the judge’s participation in the symposium “is indicative of [Greer’s] own biases against the disabled, and may well be in violation of Florida’s judicial canons as prescribed by the Supreme Court of the State of Florida," claimed Bobby Schindler, Terri’s brother.

Laws? Why, who pays any attention to that anymore? Laws are merely impediments to our freedoms, our rights to do whatever we want, whenever we want. They are the shackles of antiquarian rulers designed to keep us in servitude and bondage...