On Monday night, mere hours before the hospital was to remove her from life support, a judge in California extended a temporary restraining order in the case of Jahi McMath, the 13-year-old girl who was declared brain dead
With the clock winding down on a court order keeping 13-year-old Jahi McMath on a ventilator, medical ethicists say the public drama over the brain-dead girl has fueled a misconception that her condition is somehow treatable. Multiple doctors
Jahi McMath underwent a tonsillectomy at the hospital on Dec. 9 to treat sleep apnea and other issues. After she awoke from the operation, her family said, she started bleeding heavily and went into cardiac arrest. She was declared brain dead three
The family of an Oakland girl declared brain dead after suffering complications from a tonsillectomy is working to find an alternate care facility that will keep Jahi McMath on life support.
This undated photo provided by the McMath family and Omari Sealey shows Jahi McMath, who faces a Monday afternoon deadline to remain on life support after doctors declared her brain dead, following a tonsillectomy. AP Photo/Courtesy of McMath Family
Court blocks hospital from disconnecting Jahi McMath from life support
