Session 30: Terri Schiavo with Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

This session, we are discussing one of the hottest debates in politics and medicine - Do we have the right to die? - and the case that became an international sensation, Terri Schiavo. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz joins us to discuss her involvement in one of the most infamous stories to ever hit Washington, D.C.

Sources:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64459-2005Mar24_3.html

https://terrischiavo.org/story/

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2005/03/26/she-s-the-other-woman-in-michael-schiavo-s-heart/

https://bioethics.miami.edu/_assets/pdf/research-and-clinical-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline/part-1/1-24-00-pages-1-175-.pdf

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC521030/

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2005/12/18/what-terri-s-law-cost-the-republicans-in-congress-faith-and-consequences/

https://bioethics.miami.edu/clinical-and-research-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline-of-key-events/part-1/index.htm

https://bioethics.miami.edu/clinical-and-research-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline-of-key-events/part-2/index.html

https://bioethics.miami.edu/_assets/pdf/research-and-clinical-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline/part-2/3-19-05-us-senate-compromise-bill-s686.pdf

https://bioethics.miami.edu/_assets/pdf/research-and-clinical-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline/part-2/3-18-05-cnn.pdf

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