At least 10 states are considering new laws to address end-of-life issues, some in direct response to issues raised in the Schiavo case.

BBC: A younger Terri Schiavo

Mr Bush's decision to intervene in the Schiavo case annoyed both defenders of states' rights and the business lobby, which regarded the battle over the dying brain-damaged woman in Florida as a distraction.

ECONOMIST: Hardly a triumph. But don't count George Bush out just yet

Crist made his name in state politics by championing civil rights, opposing federal meddling in the Terri Schiavo case, and, as governor, making the environment a signature issue.

NEWYORKER: On the Bus

You probably remember the case of Terri Schiavo, who had been in a coma for more than a decade when her husband requested the removal of her feeding tube.

FORBES: Does Glenn Beck Believe His Own Words?

Or, as in the tragic and much politicized Terry Schiavo case, family members could be driven apart by disagreements over what your end-of-life wishes really are.

FORBES: Planning

His letter to Reid was sent only about an hour before the Senate approved, by voice vote, legislation that would force Terri Schiavo's case into a federal court.

NPR: In the Senate, Fireworks Over the 'Nuclear Option'