David Wells, 69, was put on a life support machine in Vancouver, Washington, after choking on steak, but staff at the hospital called the wrong family to ask if they wanted it switched off ...

'How could I switch off his life support machine?' ... For 15 years he had lived on and off with Francine, who also had a history of mental illness. I was taken to the room where Malcolm lay.

It's a topic not many people like to think about, but one that should be broached among family members: If you were placed on life support, who would you want to be your legal representative? And ...

Archie Battersbee is “progressing in so many ways”, his mother Hollie Dance has said. The 12-year-old's life support treatment is due to be withdrawn on Tuesday (2 August) after the Court of ...

Brain-damaged child Archie Battersbee should have his life-support treatment stopped, the High Court has ruled. The 12-year-old has been in an induced coma after his family said he suffered a ...

Husband Wants Pregnant Wife Off Life Support. Texas law puts rights of 18-week-old fetus above mother's wishes. By ABC News. December 23, 2013, 1:00 AM. NaN:NaN.

In April, Monique Goldring decided to take her 8-month-old daughter off life support and prepared to say goodbye to her first child. But her “miracle baby” made it through and is now about to ...

Archie Battersbee's life support is due to be switched off at 11am today. The 12-year-old boy's parents have been in a long-running legal battle as they fight to keep him on life support. An ...