The next step is Justice Anthony Kennedy. From/a the AP News:/p

An emergency filing to the high court would go first to Justice Anthony Kennedy, a Reagan appointee who has staked a moderate position on social issues./p

Kennedy would have the option to act on the petition alone, although on previous emergency requests involving Schiavo he has referred the matter to the full nine-member court./p/blockquote

Jenn explains: “there are certain justices assigned to a district. they can order stays on their own if the petition comes from their own districts.”/p

“Last Efforts to Stop Terri’s Euthanasia/a” has another account of someone the doctors looking at Mrs. Schiavo would have concluded was vegetative./p

“Nazis: Pioneers in medicine/a” is Pat Buchanan’s take on this./p

Michelle Malkin repeats a question asked earlier/a: How will this affect the treatment of Alzheimers patients?/p