Article: High court rejects Schiavo appeal; Florida is denied custody of patient.(PAGE ONE)

Byline: Amy Fagan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Supreme Court yesterday rejected an appeal by the family of Terri Schiavo to reinsert her feeding tube, while Florida courts refused to let the state take custody of the brain-damaged woman.

The losses in Washington and Florida seemingly defeated the effort to save Mrs. Schiavo's life.

Mrs. Schiavo's feeding tube was removed last Friday under a state court order pursued by her husband, Michael Schiavo, and repeatedly upheld this week by federal courts, which all turned down her parents' plea to reinsert the tube.

The high court repeatedly has declined to intervene in the case in the past and ...

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