Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network

Terri's Story and the Life & Hope Network

Thank you for visiting the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network! If you or someone you love is facing a crisis, our 24/7 National Crisis Lifeline is here to provide guidance, hope, and life-affirming support.

Our Mission

The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network upholds dignity through service to the medically vulnerable.

We express this mission through public advocacy for essential qualities of human dignity, including the right to food and water, the presumption of the will to live, due process protections against the denial of care, protection from euthanasia as a form of medicine, and access to rehabilitative care. The 24/7 Crisis Lifeline extends this mission by providing critical support to at-risk patients and their families.

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Advocacy

The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network advocates for patients and their families by championing the essential qualities of human dignity.

When patients and families face life-and-death decisions, we provide the guidance, resources, and support they urgently need. Our 24/7 Crisis Lifeline connects them with expert help in navigating complex medical situations and protecting their loved ones from denial of care or unethical practices. Every day, through this lifeline and ongoing advocacy, we stand beside those most at risk.

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Sustaining Allies

Our Sustaining Allies are members who are monthly supporters of the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network and its 24/7 National Crisis Lifeline, which serves at-risk patient and families.

Our 24/7 Crisis Lifeline provides timely resources, including Patient & Family Advocacy, Attorney & Physician Crisis Referrals, Spiritual & Emotional Support, Advanced Directive, and Ethical Guidance.

There is simply no other advocate in America like the Life & Hope Network, and no resource like the 24/7 Crisis Lifeline, providing patients and families with solutions they need in time of crisis. 

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Current News

Articles

Apr

07

2025

What is Michael Schiavo Hiding?

Posted by on April 07, 2025

March 31 marked the 20th anniversary of the passing of my sister Terri Schiavo. Her death concluded our family’s 13-year battle to preserve her life from...

Mar

25

2025

20 Years Later: Never Forget Terri Schiavo

Posted by on March 25, 2025

March 31 will mark the 20th anniversary of the death of my sister, Terri Schiavo. In 1990, Terri, age 26, sustained a brain injury under...

Nov

13

2024

Sister Philip Marie Wanted to Live

Posted by on November 13, 2024

Watching the video of Sister Philip Marie Burle will bring you to tears. It was taken just days before her heartbreaking death. Sister Philip Marie, a Catholic...

Sep

25

2024

Student Defies ‘No Hope’ Diagnosis

Posted by on September 25, 2024

After working all day, Josh, a 19-year-old sophomore, was driving back to his college in Stephenville, Texas. As he made his way around a sharp...

Aug

28

2024

Denying Food and Water to Patients is Evil

Posted by on August 28, 2024

On August 13, the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAL), headed by Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, released “Little Lexicon on End of Life,” which wrestles with various...

Jul

29

2024

Margo's Family Tried to Deny Her Food and Water

Posted by on July 29, 2024

In June 2020, 24-year-old Margo Naranjo sustained a severe brain injury after she was involved in a multi-vehicle auto accident. Although the doctor’s prognosis was...

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Help Save Lives Today!

Your tax-deductible donation will support the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 34-2054863), in its mission to save lives by standing alongside families facing doctors and healthcare professionals who may seek to deny or withdraw care from their loved ones.

Your generosity also keeps our 24/7 National Crisis Lifeline operating - available all day, every day - offering critical help when families need it most.

The Life & Hope Network is fully IRS-compliant. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. We are proud to hold an 87% rating from Charity Navigator and a Silver-level Seal of Transparency from Guidestar, reflecting our commitment to accountability and transparency.

Thank you for defending the defenseless!

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24/7 National Crisis Lifeline

 

The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network upholds human dignity through service to the medically vulnerable.
The 24/7 National Crisis Lifeline extends this mission by providing critical support to at-risk patients and their families.