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(22,000 posts) Wed Jan 22, 2014, 11:07 PM Jan 2014

Fetus of Texas woman on life support 'distinctly abnormal,' family lawyers say [View all]

Source: MSNBC

Attorneys for the family of a brain-dead pregnant woman who is in life support in a Texas hospital said Wednesday they have medical records showing the fetus is "distinctly abnormal."

They issued the statement, they said, to clear up any “misconceptions about the condition of the fetus.”

Erick Munoz, the husband of 33-year-old former paramedic Marlise Munoz, has filed a lawsuit against John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth seeking to remove her from life support.

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“Even at this early stage, the lower extremities are deformed to the extent the gender cannot be determined,” the statement says.

In addition the statement says the fetus as swelling of the brain — “hydrocephalus” — as well as possible heart problem.

Read more: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/22/22404705-fetus-of-texas-woman-on-life-support-distinctly-abnormal-family-lawyers-say?lite

The courts should let both the mother and baby die.

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Fetus of Texas woman on life support 'distinctly abnormal,' family lawyers say [View all] davidpdx Jan 2014 OP

I hope he wins, and soon. nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #1

The forced-birthers/fetus-fetishists will drag this family as far through the mud as possible... blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #2

some of them are here CreekDog Jan 2014 #33

This whole thing is just so insane... TreasonousBastard Jan 2014 #3

The anti-choicers are religiously insane. No logic, science, or simple humanity is involved in their blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #4

+1 n/t NealK Jan 2014 #17

Send all medical bills elfin Jan 2014 #5

Yes. Because marriage ends at death, so this man isn't responsible for any of them. n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #20

As someone said, this is an experiment with the mother's body as an ecosystem. pnwmom Jan 2014 #6

"rational person" NealK Jan 2014 #19

the woman is, in fact, brain dead, and there is no baby--there is a fetus. we make a huge niyad Jan 2014 #7

+100 theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #9

Dear God; this seems like a horror movie. nolabear Jan 2014 #8

it is, indeed, a horror. maybe civil suits costing the pukes who wrote, and are enforcing, this niyad Jan 2014 #11

Didn't she have a Living Will with a DNR? ReRe Jan 2014 #10

Seems it it is Texas state law justamama83 Jan 2014 #12

the state of texas (and 30 others) have a lovely little provision in the law that pregnancy negates niyad Jan 2014 #13

She did have a DNR davidpdx Jan 2014 #14

Since there's proof the fetus isn't developing normally, will they finally pull the plug? MrsKirkley Jan 2014 #15

Probably not. jeff47 Jan 2014 #18

This is what happens when Republican TeaBaggers play at being god's instrument. n/t proReality Jan 2014 #16

Heartbreaking. blackspade Jan 2014 #21

she is already legally dead stg81 Jan 2014 #22

To quote Mark Geragos davidpdx Jan 2014 #31

The mother is already dead. kestrel91316 Jan 2014 #23

I don't understand why I couldn't be done now davidpdx Jan 2014 #34

Not surprised rebecca_herman Jan 2014 #24

This whole story is just sick. Hulk Jan 2014 #25

This is sick, especially in a state where executions occur almost monthly.. mountain grammy Jan 2014 #26

Sick. Solly Mack Jan 2014 #27

The fetus was 10 weeks before minimal viability when she died. Warpy Jan 2014 #28

See post #31 davidpdx Jan 2014 #32

evil frwrfpos Jan 2014 #29

pro birther's remind me of the human experiments done by Nazi's Herself Jan 2014 #30

Of course, the anti-choicers would shout it's murder sakabatou Jan 2014 #35

So who is going to pay get the red out Jan 2014 #36

This is so easy to fix dickthegrouch Jan 2014 #37

It is ludicrous. hamsterjill Jan 2014 #38

Since it is Texas, couldn't they just play the religious belief card? Amimnoch Jan 2014 #39

he should have her transferred to a near by state that has no such provision NNguyenMD Jan 2014 #40

See Post #34 davidpdx Jan 2014 #41

The woman's wishes should be followed because they were her wishes, not because the fetus is Brickbat Jan 2014 #42