Saturday, January 25, 2014
A woman's body should be hers, even if she is dead...
A small victory today for Marlise Muñoz, her husband and her family. For those of you who aren't familiar with this story, Marlise has been brain dead for several weeks, but the hospital was refusing to unplug her, because she was pregnant, and despite recognizing that the fetus was not viable. This went against Marlise's wishes. This case "has raised an emotionally charged national debate over end-of-life care, abortion and a Texas law that prohibits medical officials from withdrawing life support from a pregnant patient". It also illustrated how women are still not considered owners of their own bodies, even when legally dead!
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