Judge allows doctors to let premature baby die
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Doctors caring for a critically-ill premature baby were given permission by a judge to allow her to die if her condition seriously deteriorates and her breathing stops.
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Doctors asked a High Court judge Thursday to rule whether they have to keep alive a seriously ill baby who has been in constant hospital care since her premature birth 11 months ago.
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The parents of a premature baby girl are challenging doctors, who say she should be allowed to die if her breathing stops, in the High Court.
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A third premature infant has died after being accidentally given an adult-sized dose of a blood thinner medication at a hospital last week.
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Doctors in the UK have asked a High Court judge to decide whether they have to keep a desperately ill baby alive if it stops breathing for a fourth time.
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PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - The British parents of a sickly premature infant are fighting a hospital in Portsmouth that has asked permission to not revive their baby if she again stops breathing.
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A British judge decided to let doctors withhold life-saving treatment from a nine-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic disorder, if his condition deteriorates.
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Parents battling to save their desperately-ill baby today listened at the High Court as a procession of doctors said their child should be refused life-saving treatment if her condition seriously deteriorates.
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A terminally-ill baby who had been at the centre of a battle in the High Court has been buried.
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A judge at London's High Court on Friday  rejected moves by the parents of a gravely ill 15-month-old  girl to lift an order giving doctors the right not to take  steps to save her if she becomes critically ill again.
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The husband of a severely brain-damaged woman won a Florida Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that could allow him to remove his wife&#39;s feeding tube and let her die, against her parents&#39; wishes.
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An ailing 9-month-old boy whose mother sneaked him out of a hospital to prevent doctors from performing court-ordered surgery may live with his father until permanent custody is decided, a judge ruled Thursday.
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A cot-side device could save the lives of thousands of premature babies, say doctors.
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Legal authorities faced an ethical dilemma over whether doctors should continue to prolong the life of a nine-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic disorder.
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A premature baby who doctors said spent less time in the womb than any other surviving infant will remain in a hospital a few extra days as a precaution, officials said Tuesday.
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The parents of a tiny premature baby clinging to life in a hospital oxygen box are preparing to let her die in their arms, it was reported today.
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The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to block the nation&#39;s only law allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients die more quickly.