Life Support? On February 25th, 1990 a 26 year old woman fell into cardiac arrest in her Florida home. This woman named Terri Schiavo would launch one of the most significant arguments on life and death pertaining to life support. After suffering through cardiac arrest Terri’s brain was damaged enough to cause PVS or Persistent Vegetative State, in which she could still breath and her heart still beat but she was kept alive by feeding tube. Her husband Michael fought to remove the tube so Terri may pass away peacefully, for 15 years Terri’s parents fought to keep her alive. On March 31st, 2005 Terri Schiavo passed away days after the feeding tube was removed, this fight about life support cause DNR orders and advanced directives to begin to
