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10/21/2003 Archived Entry: "Gov. Bush orders effort to save comatose woman"

MURDER AVERTED!: Florida lawmakers gave Gov. Jeb Bush the power to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube!

The state Senate voted 23-15 on Tuesday to approve a measure allowing Bush to issue the one-time order. The tube was removed after a lengthy court battle between Terri Schiavo's husband, Michael, and her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler.

The bill also allows a judge to appoint an independent guardian for Schiavo, taking away guardianship from Michael Schiavo, who has been fighting to remove the tube.

Tuesday afternoon, a judge in Clearwater refused to issue a temporary restraining order that Michael Schiavo's attorneys had sought.

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