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Marlise Munoz's family names fetus as part of mourning process. Jan. 28, 2014— -- The husband of a pregnant brain-dead Texas woman who was removed from life support on Sunday has named the ...
John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth complied Sunday with a judge's order to pull any life-sustaining treatment from Marlise Munoz, who was declared brain-dead in November, but kept on machines ...
The saga of Marlise Muñoz has been well-documented over the past few weeks. It became a national flashpoint for an ethical and legal debate that saw Muñoz—who, after suffering a pulmonary ...
The devices that had kept Marlise Munoz’s heart and lungs working for two months were switched off about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, her family’s attorneys announced. “May Marlise Munoz finally rest ...
Attorneys for Erick Munoz, the husband of Marlise Munoz, released a statement Sunday afternoon saying the order had been followed. "Today, at approximately 11:30 a.m. central time, in accordance ...
At first glance, the scene is Kafkaesque. The John Peter Smith Hospital, citing Texas’ Advance Directives Act, kept Marlise Munoz alive, after she suffered a pulmonary embolism, and, they agreed ...
At 11:30 a.m. yesterday morning, doctors at John Peter Smith Hospital ended life support for Marlise Muñoz, a pregnant wife and mother who had collapsed at her home in Haltom City on the night of ...
A ventilator that had kept Marlise Munoz's heart and lungs functioning for two months was switched off at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, a family attorney said. State District Judge R.H. Wallace ordered ...
The ordeal of Marlise Muñoz, the brain-dead, pregnant woman who was kept on life support for nearly two months because she was pregnant, is finally over. "Our client, Erick Muñoz, has authorized ...