A woman who is both pregnant and brain-dead has been removed from life support, according to FOX News.
"Our client, Eric Munoz, has authorized us to give notice that today, at approximately 11:30 in the morning central time, in accordance with the order of the 96th District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, issued Friday, January 24, 2014, Marlise Munoz's body was disconnected from life support and released to Mr. Munoz. The Munoz and Machado families will now proceed with the somber task of laying Marlise Munoz's body to rest, and grieving over the great loss that has been suffered. May Marlise Munoz finally rest in peace, and her family find the strength to complete what has been an unbearably long and arduous journey," said Heather King and Jessica Janicek.
The hospital in Fort Worth earlier said that it would remove Marlise from life support following a judge's order that it was misapplying state law to disregard her family's wishes. J.R. Labbe, a spokeswoman for John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth issued a statement Sunday that says the hospital will follow court orders. "From the onset, JPS has said its role was not to make nor consent law but to follow it. On Friday, a state district judge ordered the removal of life-sustaining treatment from Marlise Munoz. The hospital will follow the court order."
"Her limbs have become so stiff and rigid due to her deteriorating condition that now, when I move her hands, her bones crack, and her legs are nothing more than dead weight," Eric Munoz said in an attempt to describe her wife's state.
