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life support

  1. catsmate

    Should be life support of a dead pregnant woman be terminated?

    On 03DEC an unnamed woman was declared dead in a hospital in Dublin; however as she was pregnant (~18 weeks) doctors refused to terminate life support due to the provisions of the Eighth Amendment to the Irish Constitution. The hospital and the Health Service Executive too the matter to the High...
  2. R

    Law Bush signed allows hospital to kill a patient

    Ok, back during the Terri Schiavo mess, people noted a Texas law, signed by Bush, that allowed hospitals to "pull the plug" on patients against the wishes of the family. At the time I also noted that it allowed them to withdraw life support against the express wishes of the patient, even if they...
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