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Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

What the heck did I just read?

That sounds horrible.

Hospitals are their own bit of crazy here, so there is that. They could have left them on LS due to perceived restriction. Could be a Dr encouraged them doing so as a protest vote. Hard to believe they would waste a bed for that, but brain dead pts cause headaches for many drs especially in states where religious views hold more water. Well known example is Jahi McMath who died via brain death and her mother fought tooth and nail to have her body moved to a state that would recognize her on religious grounds so she could keep her on life support indefinitely (including benefits). For that reason when people are diagnosed some doctors will encourage pulling them ASAP to avoid a potential extensive fight over it.

If the hospitals see risk for a suit, they are prone to do anything to avoid. Americans are very sue happy. It may not actually be required to keep them on LS but until someone spends the legal fees to get it answered by a judge, there needs to be precedent. It's expensive to be the first person to test a law because unless it is written explicitly that it certainly can't apply then that means it has to go through higher courts potentially to actually settle it. The hospitals front enough legal to know how expensive that is and there is also the PR while they make the legal claim to terminate a child that is going to get other types of attention (extreme activism) who will look up other malprac cases and drag them through the mud potentially. Depends on where they are.

Baby delivered prematurely from brain-dead woman on life support in Georgia
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/...ort-in-georgia

Smith’s family said Emory doctors told them they were not allowed to remove the devices keeping her breathing because state law bans abortion after cardiac activity can be detected — generally around six weeks into pregnancy.

Georgia Republican Attorney General Chris Carr later issued a statement saying the law did not require medical professionals to keep a woman declared brain dead on life support.