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Woman with Covid should be allowed to die weeks after giving birth, judge rules (Report) – lintelligencer
A woman in her early 30s on life support with Covid-19 should be allowed to die against her familys wishes, a judge has ruled.
The woman, who has an underlying health condition, gave birth to a baby a month ago and is in an induced coma.
Mr Justice Hayden ruled that doctors can lawfully stop providing life-support treatment to the woman.
A specialist told him that everything had been tried and the womans chances of recovery were zero.
The judge considered the case at an urgent virtual hearing in…
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