Schiavo case

1. The central controversy surrounding the case of Terri Schiavo, a women who has been in a “vegetable” state for the past fifteen years, is whether or not the feeding tube, that is keeping her alive be removed from her. As of right now, the tube is out, but the case has entered the Federal Court of Appeals. The issue is that is presented is whether the parents who want the tube in their daughter to remain in her to keep her alive. Michael, Schiavo’s husband, who insists his wif told him she would never want to be kept alive artificially.
2. The competing interests in this case are between the Schindlers, Schiavo’s parents, and her husband Michael Schiavo. A third party in this article is the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. The case in this article is that Schiavo’s is “fading quickly” and her parents begged the circuit court to have the feeding tube inserted until its reached the federal court of appeals. The federal judge rejected the emergency request. Micahel Schiavo wants the feeding tube removed because he said his wife would have wanted it that way.
3. The Republican Party argues that Schiavo condition is showing improvement and technical advances could improve her state. The Democratic Party argues that this is a great example for Republicans to gain political points with the nation and express their pro-life ideology. Democrats consider Michael Schiavo brave for respecting his wife’s wishes.
4. The article I read was not very complex but only updated and strengthened what I already knew about the case. The article gave the reader the most recent court hearings, bills and memos.
5. The political complexity of this article is very well written and just right.
6. The reporter took a complicated case and made it very easy for the reader to understand. There were a few sidebars that gave background information on the case and other previous court rulings.
7. The best part of the article was the highlighted sidebars. For the people who read the paper one word after another without soaking in, it highlights very important points in the article that could be overlooked in long article. The sidebars clarify why the article is important to read and what is the latest information in the case. I like the end of the article because it gave questions and answers questions the readers may have considering such a complicated case. It was very unique and could be helpful in my reporting to make confusing issues less complicated.
8. I liked the article and it is the writing style that I would strive to reach. I probably would have put why Schiavo was hospitalized earlier in the article and how long she has been keep alive by a feeding tube. I think it is important for people to realize how long this woman has been on life support.