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Jesse Jackson: Well, there is a resolve and even a recognition that legal doors are being closed on the one hand, the clock is ticking…

On the recordMarch 29, 2005
Well, there is a resolve and even a recognition that legal doors are being closed on the one hand, the clock is ticking on Terri on the other. And my advice to them is to deal with the cruel hand of fate with their faith, and try to derive from this ordeal, strength, in knowing that by her strife, many others are being healed, while we fight for her to have water and food, which she should not have not been denied, in my judgment.
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Jesse Jackson

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Jesse Jackson discusses the urgency of the situation regarding Terri Schiavo and encourages her parents to maintain faith despite the legal challenges.

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