Members of the House scramble to come back into session to pass legislation aimed at prolonging the life of Florida woman Terri Schiavo, who suffered brain damage from a heart ailment more than a decade ago.
Republican leaders, meanwhile, are defending themselves against criticism that they've made a political issue out of the controversy over Schiavo, whose husband and parents are locked in a battle over her fate. Friday, hospice doctors -- acting on a court order -- removed the feeding tube that has kept Schiavo alive. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.
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