Terri Schiavo case

===Early life===
Terri Schiavo was born Theresa Marie Schindler to Mary (born 1941)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2003-10-26-0310260400-story.html | title=How to Deal with Terri Schiavo's Tragedy Splits Family | date=October 26, 2003 }}</ref> and Robert Schindler (1937–2009)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.archbalt.org/robert-schindler-who-fought-to-care-for-daughter-terri-schiavo-dies/?print=print | title=Robert Schindler, who fought to care for daughter Terri Schiavo, dies – Archdiocese of Baltimore }}</ref> on December 3, 1963, in [[Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]], a suburb of [[Philadelphia]].  She was the oldest of three children. Her mother reported that, as a child, Terri would spend hours in her bedroom arranging her collection of stuffed animals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN.com - Terri Schiavo's life, death sparked national debate - Mar 31, 2005 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/31/obit.schiavo/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=www.cnn.com}}</ref> As a teen, she enjoyed listening to [[John Denver]] and reading [[Danielle Steel]] romances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN.com - Terri Schiavo's life, death sparked national debate - Mar 31, 2005 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/31/obit.schiavo/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=www.cnn.com}}</ref> She attended [[Bucks County Community College]], where she met Michael Schiavo in 1982. The two began dating and married on November 10, 1984. They moved to [[Florida]] in 1986, following Terri's parents. Michael worked as a restaurant manager, while Terri took up a [[bookkeeping]] job with an insurance company.<ref name="WashPostFrey">{{cite news|last=Frey|first=Jennifer|title=Terri Schiavo's Unstudied Life|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64459-2005Mar24.html|access-date=July 30, 2010|newspaper=Washington Post|date=March 25, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628233930/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64459-2005Mar24.html|archive-date=June 28, 2011|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She had naturally dark hair, but dyed it blonde.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reports |first=Staff |date=2005-03-27 |title=Before tragedy, an ordinary life |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/03/27/before-tragedy-an-ordinary-life/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>