Texas pro-lifers welcome new protections against euthanasia law
Texas Right to Life lauded the reform as a ‘great step forward,’ but called for further action, noting that patients ‘will still be in danger’ without additional protection.
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Articles tagged Tinslee Lewis
Texas passes bill to reform infamous ‘10-Day Rule’ that lets hospitals take patients off life support
The new bill would extend the '10-Day Rule' and ban hospitals from ending patients' lives based on 'quality of life' judgments, among other things.
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Supreme Court rules hospital may not kill baby girl on life support
The Texas hospital has been trying to cut off Tinslee Lewis's life-sustaining treatment, against her mother's wishes, for some time.
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Bishop Strickland, others urge court to maintain life support for Baby Tinslee
Baby Tinslee was born prematurely and with a rare heart condition. Despite continued improvement, the hospital wants to remove life support, effectively killing Tinslee.
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Texas hospital insists disabled baby must be killed, but she’s opening eyes, moving arms
Baby Tinslee's mother was quoted as saying, 'Why do they want to kill my baby so badly?'
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Texas hospital must continue life support for 17-month-old Tinslee Lewis, court rules
Cook Children's Medical Center was pushing to end the child's life against her parents' wishes. A judge has granted her a reprieve.
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Judge denies injunction to extend baby Tinslee Lewis’ life support
The baby's family has seven days to file an appeal. Cook Children's Medical Center is trying to remove Tinslee's life support against her family's wishes.
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Texas bishops oppose mother’s efforts to save her baby on life support
The bishops joined in a friend-of-the-court brief as part of a coalition to have the baby taken off life support.
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Texas Attorney General joins fight to stop hospital taking baby off life support
Attorney General Ken Paxton said that it's part of the U.S. Constitution that 'no person should be deprived of life.'
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