Actually it is a recap of what we know but refreshing that the story propagates.
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A Sanger, California, heart-attack victim who was euthanized has won a verdict for life.
Family members had turned over the case of Janet Rivera to a public guardian who, after consulting with doctors, decided to remove her from a respirator and a feeding tube. According to LifeNews.com, Rivera was "denied food and water for 11 consecutive days in the same manner as Terri Schiavo."
Josh Brahm, education director of Right to Life of Central California (RLCC), notes the family united to fight the decision. "This is actually a landmark case," Brahm explains. "This is the first time you've had a case where a united family who all wanted, in this case Janet, to live was turned down by the county who said, 'No, we're going to let her die.'"
Doctors did, indeed, remove the respirator and feeding tube, and the result was astounding.
"She should have died within two days; however, she didn't. She started getting better; she started breathing on her own," Brahm recounts. "This was completely unexpected, and all the different ailments that she was in [were] starting to improve. And the doctors were amazed, but the doctors did not give her back her feeding tube."
The family won a court battle to have both her respirator and feeding tube restored. Rivera's husband hopes she recovers eventually and is seeking rehabilitative care to help.
Euthanasia victim survives, fights back
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