Text removed   In an appearance on ABC Newss Nightline on March   Michael Schiavo cited the willingness that Mrs Schiavos parents expressed to keep her alive by any means necessary including quadruple amputation if needed as a key reason for denying transfer of guardianship to them  No the transcript does not say that  Schiavo makes it quite clear that it has nothing to do with the Schindlers   SCHIAVO If I moved on with my life  and I moved on with a portion of it  but I still have a big commitment to Terri I made her a promiseAnd another reason why I wont give Terri back is that Mr Schindler testified in court at the  trial that he would  to keep Terri alive he would cut her arms and legs off and put her on a ventilator just to keep her aliveIts not about the money This is about Terri Its not about the Schindlers its not about the legislators its not about me its about what Terri Schiavo wanted I am in the process of tracking down this testimony as I recall reading parts of it in another article      Ok here it is from the December  report to Governor Bush by Dr Jay Wolfson from the University of South Florida Testimony provided by members of the Schindler family included very personal statements about their desire and intention to ensure that Theresa remain alive  Throughout the course of the litigation deposition and trial testimony by members of the Schindler family voiced the disturbing belief that they would keep Theresa alive at any and all costs  Nearly gruesome examples were given eliciting agreement by family members that in the event Theresa should contract diabetes and subsequent gangrene in each of her limbs they would agree to amputate each limb and would then were she to be diagnosed with heart disease perform open heart surgery  There was additional difficult testimony that appeared to establish that despite the sad and undesirable condition of Theresa the parents still derived joy from having her alive even if Theresa might not be at all aware of her environment given the persistent vegetative state  Within the testimony as part of the hypotheticals presented Schindler family members stated that even if Theresa had told them of her intention to have artificial nutrition withdrawn they would not do it Throughout this painful and difficult trial the family acknowledged that Theresa was in a diagnosed persistent vegetative state      Uhm how does Mr Schindler saying that he would cut her arms and legs off not represent that statement Im not understanding where your quibble is the testimony The statement about amputation a key reason vs the key reason Please explain why you removed the text as Im not seeing a clear explanation   The editor wrote that the statement in question was a key reason for denying transfer of guardianship to them  The transcript does not say that  If anything Schiavo makes it clear that this is one reason directly connected to the Schindlers inability probably for religious reasons to respect Terris wishes  The quote in Wolfsons report makes that clear but Schiavo only alludes to the testimony in the transcript  Also Michael Schiavo further clarifies in the transcript that this is not about what he wants but about what Terri Schiavo wanted  The statement that was removed from the article attempted to distort these facts  Further the statement by the Schindlers has been put to rest on page  of Wolfsons reportOf the Schindlers there has evolved the unfortunate and inaccurate perception that they will keep Theresa alive at any and all costs even if that were to result in her limbs being amputated and additional complex surgical and medical interventions being performed and even if Theresa had expressly indicated her intention not to be so maintained During the course of the GALs Guardian Ad Litem investigation the Schindlers allow that this is not accurate and that they never intended to imply a gruesome maintenance of Theresa at all costs        Readded text with efforts to manage such issues feel free to adjust as needed    With respect to the statement that Michael Schiavo said in a transcript that this ending her life is not about what he wants but about what Terri Schiavo wanted it is important to note that he said exactly the opposite in a sworn deposit