Termination oflife support without permission of family.
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Termination oflife support without permission of family.
Can a hospital terminate life support on a patient without the permission of a family member? If so, how long do they have to wait before they can do so?
Asked on May 19, 2009 under Accident Law, Texas
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
I'm not a Texas lawyer. My brief review of the Texas death law, as available on the internet, suggests that for life support to be terminated, the person must be declared brain dead, under "ordinary standards of medical practice," or the person is declared dead in accordance with other written policies previously set up by the hospital.
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