Has the child grown from week 14 to week 22?
There doesn’t seem to be a clear statement on that but as of Jan 24 from 10 News, Tampa online..
Judge orders Marlise Munoz, brain-dead pregnant woman, be taken off life support
“Tests are done daily on the fetus, and results show a normal heart beat”
http://www.wtsp.com/news/topstories/article/354133/250/Judge-Remove-life-support-for-pregnant-woman
The baby is not hooked up to any machines, just her mother...
she is functioned on her own..
From Dallas News
If ruling doesn’t end Muñoz case, fetal viability could be relevant
“Both Texas and federal law pay close attention to viability in some cases. So does the medical standard of practice — the rules doctors are supposed to use for guidance.
But neither the law nor most medical or ethical guidelines speak to what should happen to a live fetus in an unmistakably dead but artificially sustained woman.”
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Fetal viability was not mentioned in the judge’s decision. But if the case continues, that could become a factor. If the equipment had been shut off as little as a week ago, most doctors say, there would have been no option regarding the fetus. But every week of additional development could make a substantial difference in the odds of survival outside the womb.”