Medical professionals now must tell families 25 days in advance before ending care. Some groups wish the state gave families even more power when they disagree with a doctor’s prognosis.
Her legal fight renewed the push to change legislation over when and how hospitals withdraw life support.
Texas is among a small number of states that have a notice period before doctors are allowed to remove patients from life support. Most states have laws that say doctors are not required to provide futile treatment. Ambiguity over what that means can make it easier for families to challenge attempts to withdraw life support in court, said John Seago, the president of Texas Right To Life.
“While 25 days is not anywhere close to where we want to be, this package also had other meaningful reforms of the process that are going to be good for Texas,” Seago said. “We were also talking about other good changes to make the process more pro-patient and pro-family, you know.” The new law also requires hospitals to track and report to the Health and Human Services Commission when doctors are withdrawing life-sustaining care.
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