Court rejects fresh plea to reinsert Schiavo’s feeding tube

FOR the second time in less than a day, a federal appeals court yesterday rejected a bid by Terri Schiavo’s parents to have her feeding tube re-inserted.

Florida lawmakers, meanwhile, debated another last-ditch effort to prolong her life.

In a 10-2 decision, the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia, refused Bob and Mary Schindler’s request for an “expedited rehearing” by the full court. A three-judge panel from the court ruled against the family earlier yesterday.