Clinically brain dead pregnant woman being kept alive on life support

It has emerged that a clinically brain dead woman is being kept on life support, against her parents' wishes, because she is pregnant.

Clinically brain dead pregnant woman being kept alive on life support

It has emerged that a clinically brain dead woman is being kept on life support, against her parents' wishes, because she is pregnant.

It has been reported that the woman's parents are now considering legal action after doctors said they were not permitted to turn off the life support machine.

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