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Feeding Tubes & End-of-Life Ethics | Lessons from the Terri Schiavo Case
What happened in the Terri Schiavo case—and why does it still matter today?
In this episode, Fr. Shenan Boquet discusses one of the most pivotal end-of-life cases in modern history. The tragic death of Terri Schiavo in 2005 followed a years-long legal battle, culminating in Terri's feeding tube being removed. She died of starvation 13 days later.
More than 20 years after her death, the case of Terri Schiavo is still shaping how our culture thinks about life, dignity, and end-of-life-care, but most people don’t actually remember what happened, or why it mattered.
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