WASHINGTON (March 18, 2005)— Gail Quinn, Executive Director of the Secretariat
for Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops,
made the following statement today on the recent Congressional action on Terri
Schiavo, a Florida woman at the heart of a controversy over withholding
nutrition and hydration from people with cognitive disabilities:
"We commend the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 1332 on March
16, 2005 and the U.S. Senate for passing S. 653 the following day."
"We strongly support legislation to provide Terri Schiavo access to the
federal court so she can present her case in federal court," she said.