wants baby to live, in texas Options

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AUSTIN, Texas - As 17-month-old Emilio Gonzales lies in a hospital, hooked up to tubes to help him breathe and eat, his mother holds him close and cherishes every movement.

Catarina Gonzales knows her baby is terminally ill and that one day she'll have to let go. But it's not yet time, she and her attorneys contend in their legal clash with hospital officials who say it's best to stop Emilio's life-sustaining treatment.

A Texas law lets the hospital make that life-or-death call. The latest legal dispute over the law — Emilio's case — goes to court again Tuesday, the day his life support is set to end.

so we have this lady with a baby whos higher order brain functions are nil and she clings for his life.

the last paragraphs make me giggle a little bit.

Last week, a federal judge refused to intervene and left it to the state court where a lawsuit was pending that seeks to declare the law unconstitutional. An Austin judge will hear arguments Tuesday on whether to block the hospital from cutting off Emilio's life support.

"We feel that the original decision is right, and it's time to proceed," said Regier, the hospital's lawyer.

If the hospital is allowed to go forward, the life support equipment would likely be turned off during the day Wednesday when the family can be present and have the aid of social workers and chaplains, he said.

Carden argues that Emilio's death by asphyxiation would be painful. He said the law prevents hospital workers from even giving the boy the drugs death row inmates receive to help them as they are executed by lethal injection.

"It's not like he'll just drift quietly off," he said.

they want to keep him alive, but are willing to treat them the same as a death row inmate.

parental decisions for the win.

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so we have this lady with a baby whos higher order brain functions are nil and she clings for his life.

the last paragraphs make me giggle a little bit.
they want to keep him alive, but are willing to treat them the same as a death row inmate.

parental decisions for the win.

uh, treating him the same as a death row inmate would be killing him. they're taking him off life support and letting the rest take care of itself. obviously everybody doesn't just drift off to sleep when they pull the plug.

if they could pay for it, i wouldn't see a problem with keeping him on life support, but this is not what medicaid is for.