LAKELAND, Fla., June 2 (UPI) -- The case of Terri Schiavo of Tampa, Fla., who has been in a permanent vegetative state for 14 years, was headed for the state Supreme Court.
Florida's 2nd Court of Appeal in Lakeland, Fla., ruled in favor of a motion by Schiavo's husband, Michael, Tuesday to skip the lower court and go right to the high court, the St. Petersburg Times reported.
The appeal by Michael Schiavo seeks to overturn a law Gov. Jeb Bush signed last year that resulted in reinserting the woman's feeding tube after it had been removed under another court order.
Bush's attorneys had argued before the appeals court they want the case delayed while it can be determined if Michael Schiavo has the authority to speak for his wife.
The Supreme Court can take the case or send it back to the appeals court before hearing it.
Terri Schiavo, 40, suffered cardiac arrest 14 years ago and doctors call her condition a "permanent vegetative state." Her parents have been fighting Michael's attempt to remove the feeding tube and to allow Terri to die.
