NY family opposes end to care for brain-dead boy
November 8, 2008 By DAVID B. CARUSO , Associated Press Writer(AP) -- A Washington hospital has asked a judge for permission stop treating a brain-dead 12-year-old cancer patient, even though his ultra-religious New York parents want to keep him on life support.
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This couple does not do anyone a favor by leaving their poor son's body hooked up to a machine for no good reason.