Schiavo Debate to Continue in Statehouses Across Nation ; Conservatives, Liberals Forge Unusual Alliance Over Rights of Disabled

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The arguments surrounding Terri Schiavo will live on in statehouse debate and new laws if an emerging coalition of disability rights activists and right-to-lifers succeed in turning the national agony over her case into a re-examination of when and how our lives come to an end.

So far, only a few legislators in a handful of states have sought significant changes to their laws, which define the fundamental elements at stake how a person can set limits on their medical care, who gets to decide what their wishes are, what evidence is needed to prove it.

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Schiavo Debate to Continue in Statehouses Across Nation ; Conservatives, Liberals Forge Unusual Alliance Over Rights of Disabled

None have yet become law and the chances for most, if not all, are slim this year, with some legislatures finished and many far along in their work for this session. But both Republic...

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