The hospital would not allow a willing physician to do minor surgery (food tube, trach) in order to allow the girl to go to long term care. The hospital is not “only requiring what they must by law”. One long term care facility backed out when the procedure was refused.
The girl may not recover, but she is not a dead body. The hospital staff are making this more painful and difficult than it needs to be, because they can and because it is in their long-term financial interest, and I hope the family sues the socks off of them.
It's a moot point as the family has not been able to find a physician willing to perform this surgery.
"The family has pleaded on Facebook and Twitter for help to find a physician willing to perform both surgeries for Jahi, but so far no one has stepped forward..."
And FWIW, this New York facility, New Beginnings, is an outpatient care center operated by a former hairdresser who offers a "holistic approach" to treating traumatic brain injuries. There isn't a single MD on their Board of Directors. Their website is currently soliciting $5000 in donations to install an electrically-operated door to the entrance of their office.