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Florida High Court Rules Against 'Terri's Law'

NPR | By Ari Shapiro
Published September 22, 2004 at 10:00 PM MDT

The Florida Supreme Court rules unanimously to strike down "Terri's Law." The legislation gave Florida's governor the power to ignore court rulings regarding treatment of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo, the subject of a conflict between her husband and other family members. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

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Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.