Posted on 01/26/2014 4:41:59 PM PST by BurningOak
A brain-dead Texas woman who was 22 weeks pregnant was removed from life support Sunday, and her body was expected to be turned over to her family, attorneys for her husband announced.
Marlise Muñoz, 33, had been on life support for about two months at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth after falling unconscious in her home in November with a possible blood clot in her lung. Although she was brain dead, and considered dead under Texas law, the hospital refused to take her off life support, citing a state law that prohibits hospitals from suspending "life-sustaining treatment" for patients who are pregnant. Marlise Muñoz was about 14 weeks pregnant when she fell ill on Nov. 26.
Her husband, Erick Muñoz, sued the hospital for "cruel and obscene mutilation" of a dead body. On Friday, a state judge ordered the hospital to take her off life support by 5 p.m. Monday.
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Doctors are the most sniveling wimpy Antioch humans known to man sin e the time of Abraham. It is on them to not pro ounce this baby a life equal to that of his or her mother certainly in the Catechism #2177
Horrible doctors evil evil evil creatures
Yes. I compared this case to Terri Schiavo on an earlier thread and was told that they are not alike. I disagree. A judge has made a determination that a woman should die. This is a frightening concept. The media lies about everything. We live among a culture of death where those who are not worth keeping alive are allowed to die with the excuses ‘costs too much’, ‘no good quality of life’, ‘she wouldn’t have wanted to live this way’, etc.
I’m sure I’ll get slammed for my opinions.
According to the husbands attorneys the baby was deformed....of course, now, we’ll never know. Those that fought so hard to kill the unborn baby have prevailed. If this man/husband is still a paramedic....please keep him away from me and my loved ones! Especially babies.
The poor mother died on Nov 28th... Whatever are you babble on about?
While my inclination is to agree with you, based on the reports of the medical professionals involved in this particular case, many of us have seen a whole lot of reports of medical necessity that were far less convincing in the real world than in the reports. I think the underlying problem is a complete breakdown of trust between those generally sympathetic to abortion (a group of which I am not a member) and those generally opposed to abortion.
If abortion beyond a certain point in gestation is only okay in cases of rape or for the life or health of the mother, then many abortionists tell their customers to claim rape or to give coached answers to justify a threat to their mental health. Because of that conduct, there is no longer a presumption of integrity from doctors in these situations. I know you are correct about the reported condition of the baby, and I suspect those reports are true, but I would not be shocked if it turned out that the husband simply didn't want the child and the doctors gave a prognosis that would justify the husband's request.
Who knows...it may have been the mothers fault....she could have taking drugs and drinking. I bet it was her. She was just asking for it!
It has been done before.
Here is another case where the family was NOT dead set on killing off the innocent kids: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/brain-dead-mom-gives-birth-to-twins-while-on-life-support/
It is not common, but children have been saved in cases where the mother dies prior to viability.
In this case, the father wanted the baby dead from the get-go. I can only imagine why... I bet a lot of stuff happened behind the scenes that we will never know.
The father wanted the child dead from day one. We do not actually know if the child had any deformities--that could have been an excuse invented for the purpose of getting the judge to circumvent law, or even to deflect negative public opinion.
It is tragic. The baby only needed another week or so of gestation.
The husband was suing before the baby was declared anything.
I don’t know about that and cannot speak to it. I was responding to your comment on post 14. You’ve changed the subject.
In any event, it’s late and I’m going to bed.
Public opinion, definitely. The news media were playing it up Thursday/Friday.
I don't know all the details but I do know that this has to be the family's decision and not the state or feds. From what I understand the recent tests determined that the unborn baby is very deformed and has problems with a lot of excess fluid on the brain.
There are no good choices in this. The situation will never turn out well but it is the husbands decision to make. I know that some disagree with me on issues of faith. You are entitled to your faith but none of the rest of us are going to be subjected to your beliefs. That is why there are laws. A judge has found that this lady is dead and that the baby has massive problems because of her brain injury and her death process. Now it is up to the husband to decide. He has and it is over.
Miffed and I have found what you are about to find out... Some on this forum never let the facts get in the way of their opinion
Hey Drew...i applaud and appreciate you!
Speaking on behalf of the medical profession, we feel the same way about you. I don’t plan on losing any sleep over your uneducated rant. Please by all means don’t bother to seek us out when you are sick.
Thanks for your sensible replies on this topic the last few days. Those of us in the medical field have a different perspective.
Thanks so much. I note you do Gods work as a NICU provider. I love adult critical care but it is a saint such as you who takes care of the little ones who are critical ill. I will keep you in my prayers.
This is not abortion. The mother is dead. The doctors are not sticking in needles, clamps, poisons, saws or anything else to pull the baby out piece by piece.
Killing your child is EVIL!! period......it shows NO FAITH IN GOD!!!
Speaks volumes about the New America where we feel good about murdering babies because they are not “normal”.
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