Florida Court Rejects Law Passed in Right-to-Die Case

October 18, 2004 Florida Court Rejects Law Passed in Right-to-Die Case On September 23, 2004, the Florida Supreme Court rejected the law that was rushed through the legislature in 2003 to maintain the life of a severely brain-damaged woman who was hooked up to a feeding tube against her husband's wishes. The unanimous court decision stated the law that kept Terri Schiavo alive violated the separation of powers between the judicial branch and the legislative and executive branches of the state government. Lower state courts had ruled that Michael Schiavo, Terri Schiavo's husband, was permitted . . .