Washington D.C., Mar 20, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Pro-family organizations are praising President George W. Bush and Congress for passing legislation early Monday, defending the life of Terri Schiavo, a 41-year-old disabled woman whose feeding tube was removed by court order Friday.
The attorney for Terri Schindler Schiavo's parents followed up the bill early Monday by filing a request in federal court in Florida for an emergency injunction to have Terri's feeding tube reinserted. A ruling is expected later today.
The Schindlers' attorney acted after Congress and Bush returned to Washington to pass and sign legislation allowing the federal courts to review Terri's case.
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R—Tex.) hailed its passage: "Tonight we have given Terri Schiavo all we could: a chance to live."