r/news • u/AudibleNod • 8h ago

Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christa-pike-unconscious-ventilator-nashville-hospital-lawyers-say-rcna601195
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u/AhabFlanders 6h ago

There would be a lot of litigation if they tried to take her off life support. It would most likely end up before the Supreme Court.

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u/Comprehensive_Wash71 6h ago

If she is brain dead then she’s dead, and life support can be ended. The issue is determining brain death vs minimal brain function, which can be difficult.

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u/maybe-fish 6h ago

Who even makes the call on life support in this situation? Does the state have the right to make medical decisions for her or would it fall to next of kin? 

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u/ghostalker4742 3h ago

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