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To: Spiff

Found the thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1345350/posts?page=25

From the article:

"Texas Children's Hospital officials said Sun was born with a fatal genetic defect known as skeletal dysplasia that will not allow his chest cavity and lungs to grow. Sun is slowly suffocating to death because his lungs lack the capacity to support his body, according to hospital officials."


17 posted on 02/18/2005 3:50:05 PM PST by .38sw
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To: .38sw

More news articles:

http://news.newkerala.com/india-news/?action=fullnews&id=73614
Key quote: "The hospital claims continued treatment is inhumane, but the infant's mother, Wanda Hudson, disputes the doctors' diagnosis."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/17/national/17brfs.html
Key quote: "Under state law, a hospital must continue care if there is a reasonable probability that another hospital will admit the patient. Ms. Hudson's lawyer, Mario Caballero, argued there was a reasonable chance that another hospital would take Sun, but hospital lawyers said that state officials had contacted almost 40 hospitals and found none willing to care for him."


20 posted on 02/18/2005 3:52:30 PM PST by mcg1969
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To: .38sw; 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember; afraidfortherepublic; Alas; al_c; american colleen; annalex; ..


26 posted on 02/18/2005 3:56:52 PM PST by Coleus (Brooke Shields aborted how many children? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1178497/posts)
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