Not for the Faint of Heart

A new documentary, “The Terri Schiavo Story,” summarizes the life and the legal battle that broke out between this 41-year-old disabled woman’s husband and her family, eventually leading to her death. Four years after she was denied food and water, the implications of the legal decisions surrounding her case still spur debate.

Terri's brother, Bobby Schindler, said, "Our hope is that people will learn the truth about what happened to Terri and realize the atrocity that it was, and that anyone who claims that her death was 'peaceful' and 'painless' is lying. It is because of the truly inhumane nature of death by dehydration that when people are killed this way it is always done behind closed doors in the strictest secrecy. I wholeheartedly believe that if the public had been allowed to witness Terri's suffering first hand, the outcry would have deafened Florida and the world."

Originally produced as an episode for the Joni & Friends television series, Franklin Springs Family Media felt the story was compelling enough to produce as a stand-alone project. The documentary has already won the Jubliee Award for Best Documentary at the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival. Additionally, the Dove Foundation, has given “The Terri Schiavo Story” its highest rating of five stars.

I recommend this for personal viewing as well as group showings followed by discussions, which promise to be lively.