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Thread #79411   Message #1440091
Posted By: CarolC
21-Mar-05 - 08:41 PM
Thread Name: BS: Vegetative Woman Shuts Down US Gov't...
Subject: RE: BS: Vegatative Woman Shuts Down US Gov't...
McGrath, the case has alread been taken all the way to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court decided that the matter should be handled by the state courts, which had already heard the case several times. There is nothing premature about this case.

On the other hand, this case...

Baby born with fatal defect dies after removal from life support

...in which life support was removed by the hospital against the wishes of the mother in this case, because of a law in Texas that allows hospitals to remove life support in cases where the family can't pay the medical expenses, is something we should be upset about.