The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation, Center for Health Care Ethics is appalled at the decision St. Luke's Hospital has made to give up on a patient, especially on the recommendation of an ethics committee that seems to have more than just what's best for the patient in mind.

"We at The Foundation, Center for Health Care Ethics are seeing a growing number of hospital ethics committees emerging in our nation at an alarming rate," said Bobby Schindler.

"The story of Andrea Clark demonstrates the dangers of these unelected, self-appointed, and anonymous committees that are rushing to remove the care from patients in private, without a public hearing or any type of appeal.

"This is happening despite the fact that the treatment the patients are receiving, as in Andrea's case, is working."

About the Schindler Family:

Mary and Robert Schindler as well as Suzanne Schindler Vitadamo and Bobby Schindler now work full time for The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation, Center for Health Care Ethics in St. Petersburg, Florida, an organization dedicated to ensuring the rights of disabled, elderly and vulnerable citizens against care rationing, euthanasia and medical killing.

Their first book, A Life that Matters: The Legacy of Terri Schiavo - A Lesson for Us All was released March 27, 2006.

Additional Sources:

The Troubling Case of Andrea Clarke of Houston, TX

Life support battle at St. Luke's

Hospital to 'kill' sick woman?

The Sad Case Of Andrea Clarke

Houston Hospital Votes To End Woman's Life With Bush Law

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