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Schiavo Case Stirs End-of-Life Debate

By Kathy Lohr
Published April 1, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Nearly two weeks after her feeding tube was removed, Terri Schiavo died Thursday. Her story and the efforts by Congress and the right-to-life community to keep her alive brought ethical issues concerning end-of-life decisions onto the national stage.

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