Texas “Ten Day Rule” Used; Should Hospital Be Given Rights Over Parents? Court To Decide.
Hard to believe that a state like Texas would vote to give a Hospital Committee – a group of unelected people – the right to stop giving life support to an infent against the wishes of her parents.
But it’s happening right now.
For the past year The family has battled to be able to keep their baby alive. While the baby’s doctor and the Hospital “Ethics Committee have deemed her medical condition irreversable and say it is cruel to keep her alive when it will cause her pain and suffering. The Texas Court of Appeals is expected to hear the case of 11-month-old Tinslee Lewis on Tuesday
State’s Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton. Have become involved in Tinsly’s case. Paxton’s office issued a statement earlier this month saying,
“She will not be deprived of her right to live.”
The Second Court of Appeals judge will hear both from the medical staff at Cook Children’s Medical Center and the family of Tinslee Lewis, However, a decision is not expected be made immediately.
The Cook Children’s Medical Center asays that Tynsley, who was born with Ebstein’s anomaly, an abnormality in the tricuspid valve that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle, is suffering and they want to take her off of life support because they believe that is the humane thing to do
There is a Texas state law called the “10-Day Rule” which gives medical providers the right to withdraw life-sustaining treatment if the hospital ethics committee agrees with the physician’s recommendation. Regardles of the famil’s wishes.
Fox News reported the story below:
Fox News- In addition to her heart condition, Tinslee has chronic lung disease and suffers from severe chronic high blood pressure. She was placed on a ventilator in July after going into respiratory arrest, and her doctors said that while she appears alert and moving, the movements are the result of her being weaned off paralyzing drugs used to keep her from pulling out the lines connected to the ventilator.
However, Tinslee’s mother claims that her daughter is not as grave as the hospital suggests.
“My biggest priority is getting Tinslee appropriate care so I can make the best decision for my baby. This situation takes away my job as a mother and lets other people who don’t even know her decide whether her life is worth living,” Trinity Lewis told reporters.
Read the full story from Fox News below:
Texas appeals court to hear heartwrenching case of 11-month-old on life support
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