The next step is Justice Anthony Kennedy. From the AP News:
An emergency filing to the high court would go first to Justice Anthony Kennedy, a Reagan appointee who has staked a moderate position on social issues.
Kennedy would have the option to act on the petition alone, although on previous emergency requests involving Schiavo he has referred the matter to the full nine-member court.
Jenn explains: "there are certain justices assigned to a district. they can order stays on their own if the petition comes from their own districts."
"Last Efforts to Stop Terri's Euthanasia" has another account of someone the doctors looking at Mrs. Schiavo would have concluded was vegetative.
"Nazis: Pioneers in medicine" is Pat Buchanan's take on this.
Michelle Malkin repeats a question asked earlier: How will this affect the treatment of Alzheimers patients?