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TERRI SCHIAVO: The following information is from Children of God for Life. For daily updates on the Schiavo case, please check online.
TAKE ACTION: Contact Rep. Mike Bilirakis and Rep. Bill Young.
It is an outrage that Michael Schiavo and his attorney feel they can spit in the face of the governor as well as the Florida House and Senate, and trample Terri’s rights with absolutely no regard for her health, happiness or wishes.
Complaints have been filed through the Department of Health and Human Services, yet nothing is being done to protect Terri from physical harm or to assure her rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Please take a moment and file your complaint with the Office of Civil Rights. To review the facts already presented to Washington in this matter, go to Children of God for Life to view the letters sent.
You can also file your complaint by or call the district office in Atlanta: Roosevelt Freeman, 404 562-7886. Tell them to immediately act to remove her care/custody from Michael, and to appoint a guardian. The court has agreed to assign a guardian ad litem but this will only cover litigation, not her medical care. To view a sample of information needed on the OCR complaint, go to Children of God for Life.
In addition, please contact your U.S. congressmen and senators and ask them to investigate why the Department of Justice is not protecting Terri’s civil rights as a disabled American. They should also request that the Department of Health and Human Services Civil Rights Office act at once to protect her.