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Not unheard of... certainly doesn't happen very often... not insane.
The mom's dead, the kid isn't. You can't save the mom. You have no reason whatsoever to kill the kid. Makes sense.
Hospital is only "refusing" to break the law.
I would be interested in seeing other cases cited where the hospital kept a dead person's body functioning against the wishes of the patient and the family.
Who does the hospital plan on sending the bill to?
In response to your final point - the Hospital is interpreting the law. Most others interpret the law to apply to patients who happen to be living.
Not unheard of... certainly doesn't happen very often... not insane.
The mom's dead, the kid isn't. You can't save the mom. You have no reason whatsoever to kill the kid. Makes sense.
Hospital is only "refusing" to break the law.
The woman had an advance medical directive stating that she did not want life support or cpr.
This makes my head hurt. I can't wrap my head around how this can be legally allowed. To force a woman to carry full term is taking away her right to choose. But then she's dead, so she can't choose anyway.
To me, this issue revolves around her stated wishes not to be on life support, and also that of her husband's, who is supportive of her stated wishes, prior to her death.
Agreed, but I have to ask myself, would she be so willing to have the plug pulled if she knew it would kill her baby? I'd bet money she'd rethink her wishes, if for no other reason than to let the baby live.
Not unheard of... certainly doesn't happen very often... not insane.
The mom's dead, the kid isn't. You can't save the mom. You have no reason whatsoever to kill the kid. Makes sense.
Hospital is only "refusing" to break the law.
To me, this issue revolves around her stated wishes not to be on life support, and also that of her husband's, who is supportive of her stated wishes, prior to her death.
Not unheard of... certainly doesn't happen very often... not insane.
The mom's dead, the kid isn't. You can't save the mom. You have no reason whatsoever to kill the kid. Makes sense.
Hospital is only "refusing" to break the law.
Doesn't seem insane to me - but then we never know the entire story when these things come up.
If the developing child is healthy and can be brought to term, it seems logical to me to do so. I have to say, and all people are different, but if it was my pregnant wife who died in this manner, I'd desperately want the child to survive if he/she could to help honour and remember the woman I loved.
Personally, I think it's insanity that the husband wouldn't want to do everything possible to save the child - unless, of course, he didn't want it in the first place.
The woman had an advance medical directive stating that she did not want life support or cpr.
A spokesman for the hospital welcomed the move.
'JPS is encouraged by this development because the courts are the appropriate venue to provide clarity, direction and resolution in this matter,' J.R. Labbe said.
'JPS remains focused on providing compassionate care to all patients while also following the law as it applies to healthcare in the state of Texas,' he continued.
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The woman had an advance medical directive stating that she did not want life support or cpr.
Doesn't seem insane to me - but then we never know the entire story when these things come up.
If the developing child is healthy and can be brought to term, it seems logical to me to do so. I have to say, and all people are different, but if it was my pregnant wife who died in this manner, I'd desperately want the child to survive if he/she could to help honour and remember the woman I loved.
Personally, I think it's insanity that the husband wouldn't want to do everything possible to save the child - unless, of course, he didn't want it in the first place.