Just last week in Texas a 6-month-old baby died when doctors removed a breathing tube against a mother's wishes. State law in Texas has given hospital ethics boards the power to determine when doctors may suspend life-sustaining care, regardless of an individual's stated desires or a family's beliefs. In taking this decision away from the family and putting it in the hands of hospital administrators, the Texas legislature made the unambiguous statement that state government did not support an absolute right to life.
Gov. George W. Bush signed this bill into law in 1999.
Posted by Cieciel at March 28, 2005 12:35 PM