Bob Schindler, right, and his son Bobby Schindler Jr., left, leave after a news conference outside the Woodside Hospice, March 28, 2005, in Pinellas Park, Fla. On Terri Schiavo's 10th day without food or water, supporters of her parents continued to plead for President Bush and his brother, Gov. Jeb Bush, to intervene. Meanwhile, the Schindlers said they would stop asking courts to intervene in the case.
An undated family photo of Terri Schiavo, provided by the family and released by the Associated Press March 28, 2005.
An undated family photo of Terri Schiavo, released March 28, 2005. In an interview with the New York Times published a day earlier, Michael Schiavo's brother Scott said pictures and video the family released showing Terri after she collapsed had angered the woman's husband. "She would be so upset to have the world seeing her that way, and Michael knew that," he said.
Monsignor Thaddeus Malanowski, center, blesses the Eucharist in front of protesters attending Mass outside the Woodside hospice in Pinellas Park, Fla., March 26, 2005.
Hoping to persuade some Florida senators to aid his case for his sister Terri Schiavo before the legislature takes its spring break, Bobby Schindler is interviewed by the media as he arrives at the airport, March 23, 2005, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida lawmakers previously failed to pass legislation that could have prevented the removal of Schiavo's tube.
Members of Terri Schiavo's family prepare to leave the Woodside Hospice after visiting Terri, March 22, 2005, in Pinellas Park, Fla. From left: sister Suzanne Vitadamo; father Bob Schindler; and uncle Mike Tammarro.
Mary Schindler, Terri Schiavo's mother, begins to cry as she pleads for Terri's life during a brief news conference, March 22, 2005, at the Woodside Hopsice in Pinellas Park, Fla. Looking on is Terri's father, Bob Schindler.
Matt Davidson, court calendar clerk, is flanked by two officers as he announces that Michael Schiavo, husband of Terri Schiavo, has filed a motion with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, March 22, 2005. Michael Schiavo said in a filing with the appeals court that his wife's rights would be violated if the judges ordered nutrition restored while considering the case.
Demonstrators protest outside the Pinellas County Criminal Justice Center, March 22, 2005, in Clearwater, Fla. The group read a letter asking the Florida House of Representatives to impeach Pinellas Circuit Court Judge George Greer, who has presided over the Terri Schiavo case and three times ordered her feeding tube removed.
Michael Schiavo supporter Tim Harmon, of Tampa, Fla., stands outside the Woodside Hospice, where Michael's wife Terri Schiavo is a patient, March 22, 2005, in Pinellas Park, Fla.
Demonstrators gather outside the state Senate chambers to show their support for Terri Schiavo, March 22, 2005, in Tallahassee, Fla.
Augustinian priest Rev. Dennis Wilde celebrates mass outside the Woodside Hospice for supporters of Terri Schiavo, March 22, 2005 in Pinellas Park, Fla.
Police and deputies arrest Lana Jacobs, of Columbia, Mo., for attempting to bring Terri Schiavo water, March 22, 2005, at the Woodside Hospice in Pinellas Park, Fla.
Kelsey Bohlender, right, Randy Bohlender, and their son Grayson, 8, pray in front the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, March 22, 2005. Attorneys for Terri Schiavo filed a Notice of Appeal with the court.
A sign reading "Let Terri Die With Dignity" hangs in a condominium window across the street from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, March 22, 2005.
Jack and Ellen Martin, of Southampton, Pa., are joined by an unidentified man, left, as they pray with other demonstrators who have kept a steady vigil outside the hospice where Terri Schiavo lies with her feeding tube removed, March 21, 2005, in Pinellas Park, Fla.
Bob Schindler, center, father of Terri Schiavo, walks with his daughter Suzanne Vitadamo, second from left, his son-in-law Michael Vitadamo, and spiritual advisors Brother Hilery McGee, left, and Brother Paul O'Donnell, after a hearing at the United States Courthouse, March 21, 2005, in Tampa, Fla.
Terri Schiavo supporters pray outside the Woodside Hospice, March 21, 2005, in Pinellas Park, Fla. Armed with a new law rushed through Congress, the attorney for Schiavo's parents pleaded with a federal judge to order her feeding tube be re-inserted.
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, left, and Bobby Schindler, the brother of Terri Schiavo, pose for pictures outside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill, March 21, 2005. DeLay led the fight to pass legislation allowing a federal court to hear the case.