Judge allows mother to die with dignity.(News)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: July 14, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

A mother who has been in a "permanent vegetative state" after suffering brain damage during childbirth more than 21 years ago should now be allowed to die with dignity, a High Court judge said yesterday.

In what was described as "one of the saddest cases ever likely to come before the court", the judge told ...

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