Terri Schiavo's Parents Seeking Divorce for Their Daughter

The parents of a Florida woman who doctors say is in a vegetative state have asked a judge to allow their daughter to divorce her husband, accusing him of adultery and not acting in his wife's best interests. It was one of 11 motions filed by Bob and Mary Schindler Monday in an effort to keep their daughter Terri Schiavo alive.

Terri's husband Michael Schiavo has been battling his in-laws in the courts for years to get his wife's feeding tube removed. He says his wife, who collapsed in 1990 and has been in a vegetative state since, once told him she would never want to be kept alive artificially. Pinellas Circuit Court Judge George Greer has ruled that the feeding tube can be removed on March 18.


Appearing at a rally, Bob Schindler said, "We have filed divorce proceedings because of [Michael Schiavo's] total disregard for Terri as his wife. He is married to Terri, but he is living with another woman and he has two children by her. It has become quite obvious that his priorities are not in Terri's best interest."


Michael Schiavo's attorney, George Felos, said that even if his client were to divorce his wife, any new guardian would be obligated to remove Terri's feeding tube because the court has ruled it is her wish not to be kept alive artificially.

Great idea! It's a pity Judge Greer won't consider it. Why didn't they try this angle earlier?