Edited sentence: He was opposed by Terri's parents, Robert and Mary Schindler, who argued that Terri was conscious.However, he met opposition from Terri's parents, Robert and Mary Schindler, who argued that Terri was conscious.In 1998 he petitioned to remove her feeding tube under Florida Statutes Section 765.401(3).In March 2005 President Bush returned to Washington D.In all, the Schiavo case involved 14 appeals and numerous motions, petitions, and hearings in the Florida courts; five suits in federal district court; Florida legislation struck down by the Supreme Court of Florida; a subpoena by a congressional committee to qualify Schiavo for witness protection; federal legislation (the Palm Sunday Compromise); and four denials of certiorari from the Supreme Court of the United States.Michael later transferred his authority over the matter to the court, which determined that Terri would not wish to continue life-prolonging measures.The Terri Schiavo case consisted of a seven-year legal effort by Michael Schiavo to have his wife, Terri Schiavo, who was diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state, disconnected from her life-sustaining feeding tube that would kill her of dehydration.The case received increasing amounts of both political and media pressure; eventually, the Supreme Court of Florida ruled in Michael's favour on March 18, 2005.from a vacation to sign legislation designed to keep Schiavo alive, making the case a major national news story throughout that month