U.S. SUPREME COURT Jeb Bush argues for 'Terri's Law'

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Jeb Bush went to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in a bid to keep a severely brain-damaged woman alive over her husband's objections.
At issue is whether Bush overstepped his authority when he pushed through the Legislature a law in 2003 that allowed him to have Terri Schiavo's feeding tube reinserted. Six days earlier, her husband had the tube removed with a judge's approval.
Dubbed "Terri's Law," the measure was struck down by the Florida Supreme Court earlier this year as a violation of the separation of powers between the legislative and judicial branches.
On Wednesday, the governor's attorneys filed an appeal with the nation's highest court in which they argued that the Florida Supreme Court ruling has "ominous" implications for "the most vulnerable of our citizens who cannot speak for themselves."
George Felos, the attorney for Schiavo's husband, Michael, called the appeal another delaying tactic by the governor. He said he doubts the U.S. Supreme Court will agree to hear the case.
"I think every independent legal scholar who has looked at this case and the decision of the Florida Supreme Court will agree there is no real arguable basis for federal jurisdiction," Felos said.
Schiavo, who turns 41 on Friday, is at the center of one of the nation's longest and most bitter right-to-die battles, a dispute that has pitted her husband against her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler.