Mar 22, 2005 / 22:00 pm
In the latest blow to the parents of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has denied an appeal to reinsert the 41-year old woman’s feeding tube, which has provided her with food and hydration for the last 15 years.
In a 2-1 ruling this morning, the court declared that attorneys for Schiavo’s parents "failed to demonstrate a substantial case on the merits of any of their claims" that Terri's feeding tube should be immediately reinserted.
Judge Charles R. Wilson dissented from the decision saying that Schiavo’s "imminent" death would end the case before it could be judged.
"In fact, I fail to see any harm in reinserting the feeding tube," he wrote.