English News News 7. Courts Order Comatose Woman's Feeding Tube Reattached.

News 7. Courts Order Comatose Woman's Feeding Tube Reattached.

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  * legislature : n. 입법부, 주의회

  * authorize : v. 위임하다, 권한을 부여하다

  * deathbed : n. 죽음의 자리, 임종

  * hospice : n. (말기 환자를 위한) 병동

  * elated : a. 의기양양한, 우쭐대는

  * override : v. 번복하다, 무효로 하다

  * reattach : v. 재부착하다

  * look out for : 경계하다, 주의하다

  * swirl : v.  <흐름 눈 바람 먼지 등이>소용돌이치다, 빙빙돌다

  * vegetative state : 식물인간 상태

  * mount : v. 착수하다, 준비하다

  * on A's behalf = on behalf of A :...을 위하여, ...을 대신하여

  * ethicist : n. 윤리학자, 도덕가

  * coverage : n. 보도, 취재

  * superficial : a. 피상적인, 표면적인, 무의미한

  * at best : ad. 잘해야, 기껏해야

  Now to Florida, where Governor Jeb Bush says he will not allow a severely brain-damaged comatose woman to die, despite the fact that the Florida courts have ruled that the feeding tube which keeps her alive may be removed. And late today, the Florida legislature authorized the governor to keep her alive. Here's ABC's Jeffrey Kofman.

  With Terri Schiavo on her deathbed inside, the supporters in front her hospice celebrated today's news. They are elated because the Florida legislature has overridden  the courts and authorized Governor Jeb Bush to order Schiavo's feeding tube reattached. 'The Supreme Court refuses to hear this case. So, who's going to look out for this girl's rights? We have to.'

  Schiavo has no idea of the storm swirling around her. For thirteen years, she has been in a vegetative state. And doctors insist she will never recover consciousness.

  Religious groups have rallied around Schiavo, mounting a massive campaign on her behalf, claiming that she is being starved to death. Florida politicians have been flooded with phone calls and e-mails.

  Medical ethicists say the politicians are not using sound science to make their decision. 'I believe that most of the legislators probably have just watched the television coverage of this, which has been superficial at best and unbalanced, and without adequate information.'

  Despite the lobbying, some politicians would not support the law. 'We don't make laws in this state based on emotion, and that's what we are doing here tonight.'

  And tonight, Governor Jeb Bush has already ordered Terri Schiavo's feeding tube reattached.

Jeffrey Kofman, ABC News, Tallahassee.