Judge orders brain-dead, pregnant woman off life support

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Finally!

A Texas judge said Friday that a brain-dead, pregnant woman being kept alive against her family's wishes should be removed from life support. The case has raised questions about end-of-life care and whether a pregnant woman who is considered legally and medically dead should be kept on life support for the sake of a fetus.

On Wednesday, attorneys for Marlise Muñoz’s husband, Erick, said the fetus was “deformed” amid an ongoing court battle between her family and the Fort Worth hospital where she is being kept.

Erick Muñoz said his wife, a paramedic, was clear with him before she fell unconscious on Nov. 26 that if she was ever in such a condition, he was to take her off life support. Citing the Texas Advance Directives Act, John Peter Smith Hospital argued that it was prohibited by state law to withdraw treatment from a pregnant patient.

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/1/24/judge-orders-braindeadpregnanttexaswomanofflifesupport.html

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1. Finally is right!