WASHINGTON, March 31 (AFP) - Key dates in the Terri Schiavo right-to-die case:
1990
February: Terri Schiavo, 26, suffers heart failure and severe brain damage at her Florida home. Doctors blamed potassium imbalance. She is bedridden and can only be intravenously fed.
1992
November: A court awards husband Michael Schiavo and Terri Schiavo 1.2 million dollars in a medical malpractice suit. More than 700,000 dollars goes into a fund for medical bills.
1993
February: Michael Schiavo and his wife's parents Bob and Mary Schindler disagree over the compensation and how to care for Terri Schiavo. The parents later fail in an attempt to get the husband removed as Terri Schiavo's legal guardian.
2000
February: A court on February 11 agrees a request by Michael Schiavo to remove Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. The husband says his wife told him she would not want to be kept alive in what doctors call a "persistent vegetative state".
2001
April: The US Supreme Court refuses to intervene and Schiavo's feeding tube is removed on April 24. The tube is reinserted two days later by order of a Florida court.
2002
November: A Florida court on November 22 agreed to a petition by Michael Schiavo for his wife's feeding tube to be withdrawn again on January 3. Her parents appeal and the decision is overturned.
2003
June: An appeals court on June 6 confirms the order for the feeding tube to be taken out.
October: Doctors stop feeding Terri Schiavo on October 15. Six days later, the Florida legislature passes the "Schiavo Law" which allows the tube to be reinserted.
2004
September: Florida's Supreme Court says the Schiavo law is unconstitutional.
2005
February: A Florida judge sets a March 18 date for Terri Schiavo's feeding tube to be removed.
March 18: Despite efforts by the Schindlers and conservative Christian groups, Schiavo's feeding tube is withdrawn.
March 20-21: The US House of Representatives and the US Senate adopt a bill allowing a final federal court review of the Schiavo case. The bill is signed in the middle of the night by President George W. Bush.
March 22: A federal court refuses to order the tube put back.
March 23: A federal appeals court also denies the parents' plea that their daughter be kept alive.
March 24: The Supreme Court refuses to hear an appeal and a Florida Circuit Court refuses a separate bid by Florida authorities to have Schiavo put in the care of state authorities.
March 25: A federal judge rejects parents' second appeal. And an appeals court rejects bid to overturn federal judge ruling.
March 26: A Florida state judge rejects the parents' latest appeal. The Schindlers' lawyer says the family has decided to end federal appeals.
March 27: Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who has played a key role in efforts to keep Schiavo alive, says he can do no more. "I cannot violate a court order. I don't have power from the US Constitution, or the Florida constitution for that matter, that would allow me to intervene after a decision has been made."
March 30: A federal appeals court and the US Supreme Court reject last-ditch petitions by Schiavo's parents.
March 31: Terri Schiavo, 41, dies at her Florida hospice nearly two weeks after feeding tube is removed. Michael Schiavo and parents Bob and Mary Schindler argue over whether the parents should be at her bedside as she nears death.
03/31/2005 15:32 GMT