Jul 13, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Following a heartbreaking battle to save the life of their brain-damaged daughter last spring, Bob and Mary Schindler, parents of Terri Schiavo, are scheduled to make a special appearance at this month’s National Catholic Family Conference in Anaheim, California.
The Schindler’s, who made headlines during their battle to halt a court-ordered starvation of their daughter--set in motion by Terri’s husband Michael Schiavo--will speak to conference participants on how to avoid what organizers call “similar nightmares” to theirs.
Ruben Quezada of Catholic Resource Center, the conference’s sponsor organization, told CNA this morning that they chose to invite the Schindlers because of their close alignment to the group’s mission, which is to “defend life in all matters.”
The Terri Schiavo case, he said, “was one that opened the eyes of thousands of people…but it’s a situation which should have been brought up years ago.”