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Munoz was 14 weeks pregnant when she collapsed and was declared brain dead. The hospital will not remove her from life support, against the families wishes. Texas, along with at least two dozen other states, prohibit cutting off life support to a pregnant patient. It provides striking similarities and differences to the Jahi case.
Re: Have we discussed? Brain dead pregnant mother
@chickenonsunday I wonder about your first point too. I know, given the choice, lots of people would want the baby. I have read almost opposite stories of people fighting to keep them on support for the baby. It would be a miracle, as @uconnhuskie007 said.
The bolded, but I agree this is such a tricky thing.
If the baby was a "wanted" baby (which I assume he/she is or was), wouldn't this woman's parents want to give the baby a shot?
It's a really, really tough call though.
BFP 1- EDD 2/09/11 Missed MC DX @11 weeks D&C- 7/25/10 BFP 2- EDD 12/22/11 Natural MC @ 5w 2d BFP 3- EDD 1/25/12 DD Josephine born 1/16/12
Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/2014/01/09/5473242/family-of-pregnant-brain-dead.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy
They have a 15 month old son and I just can't imagine how hard it is going to be if baby #2 was born healthy.
Even if baby makes it to viability-baby will probably be extremely premature and that doesn't even take into account if baby was impacted by low oxygen levels in utero.
I'm so sad about the whole situation. I can't even imagine how hard it is for everyone involved.
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Those who knew her best said she would not want this. Those who knew her best said this would be against her wishes and wanted to terminate care at 14 weeks. I'm sure that wasn't a fun thing to ask for. This is their wife/child and she's carrying their child/granddaughter. They wanted to let her go, because she is already dead.
But the law interfered and now they've got to spend each day in limbo.
I feel so sad for them. Of course her husband sits with her. She's his wife. He loves her. And it must hurt to know this is not what she would want, and he can't do a thing.
Yes, the law is stupid and fucked. I hate that the rights of the fetus supersede the rights of the woman. It's insane.
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I can't get the ticker to work, but I have two sons:
Baby RJ, born 1/25/2014
Formerly Twilightmv
Personally, I think there is a difference between a 14 week fetus (and waiting to see what happens, making the family wait in this weird limbo for ages to see if the fetus will even survive, and then what sort of medical issues the child will have) and a 28, 32, 36, etc., week fetus. That child has a good chance of survival, and I would assume that they could deliver the baby right away. Unless of course the family wanted to keep the woman on life support to try and keep the baby in a bit longer.
But, there are too many questions at 14 weeks, and it just seems so awful to keep this family in limbo forever against their wishes.
They are presenting him with an impossible scenario should this fetus be born with cognitive or physical disabilities. They sure as fuck better be picking up the check for this child's entire life.
Correction: The pro-life asshole legislators in Texas who voted for this bill should be picking up the check for this child's entire life.