ATLANTA (AP) -- A federal appeals court refused early Wednesday to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube, denying an emergency request by the severely brain-damaged woman's parents.

The three-judge panel ruled 2-1 to deny the request, a day after a federal judge in Florida also refused a similar appeal.

Schiavo's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, vowed yet another appeal Wednesday.

"The Schindlers will be filing an appropriate appeal to save their daughter's life," said Rex Sparklin, an attorney with the law firm representing the parents.

The Schindlers said Tuesday that their daughter was "fading quickly" and might die at any moment. The feeding tube was disconnected on Friday, and doctors have said that Terri Schiavo, 41, could survive one to two weeks without water and nutrients.

ATLANTA — A federal appeals court refused early today to restore a feeding tube to brain-damaged Terri Schiavo.

The three-judge panel ruled 2-1 to deny the request, a day after a federal judge in Florida also refused a similar appeal. The ruling was made known at 2:32 a.m. ET.

Schiavo's parents had begged the appeals court in Atlanta on Tuesday to restore the feeding tube before she dies.

It was the latest step in a wrenching public campaign that has already prompted intervention by Congress and President Bush.

The panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said Schiavo's parents "failed to demonstrate a substantial case on the merits of any of their claims."

"There is no denying the absolute tragedy that has befallen Mrs. Schiavo," the ruling read. "We all have our own family, our own loved ones, and our own children. However, we are called upon to make a collective, objective decision concerning a question of law."

The parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, vowed another appeal Wednesday.

"The Schindlers will be filing an appropriate appeal to save their daughter's life," said Rex Sparklin, an attorney with the law firm representing the parents...