Appeals court grants order to keep Texas baby on life support.
Tinslee Lewis was born premature and hasn't been off a ventilator since going into respiratory arrest in early July.Kimberlyn Schwartz, a spokeswoman for Texas Right to Life, an anti-abortion group that's advocating for Tinslee, said her organization was “grateful and relieved” the appeals court had granted the emergency stay.
Tinslee has been at Cook Children's since her premature birth. The hospital said she has a rare heart defect and suffers from chronic lung disease and severe chronic high blood pressure. She hasn't come off a ventilator since going into respiratory arrest in early July and requires full respiratory and cardiac support.
“I want to be the one to make the decision for her,” Lewis said about removing her daughter from life support.
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