Terri Schiavo's Father Robert Schindler Suffers Stroke

Terri Schiavo's dad Robert Schindler appears to have suffered a stroke. - Art Caplan

Profile ... of a man in PVS for 23 Years

Joey Adkins is the subject of this Birmingham News story about the ordeal that so often comes along with protracted care of patients in persistent vegetative state. Mr. Adkins, whose parents won a lawsuit against University of Alabama at Birmingham's hospital for malpractice in Joey's case, is entitled to "perpetual care" at UAB. The story is amazing, one of the most interesting and problematic PVS cases I have seen.

What Happens Next in Schiavo

Jon Eisenberg, author of several amicus briefs in end-of-life cases, reports by email today to the 60 of us who signed the Schiavo brief that:

The Governor's attorneys have announced that they will ask the United States Supreme Court to take the case. Meanwhile, the Schindlers have asked the trial judge to reopen the case and retry the issue of Terri's wishes because of the Pope's recent pronouncement against removal of feeding tubes from PVS patients. I'll keep you apprised of future developments.