Teenager Who Was Ruled Brain Dead May Not Fit Legal Criteria Of Death, Judge Writes
The decision comes in the years-long medical malpractice suit filed by the family of Jahi McMath against UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland and its doctors.
The Mercury News:
Judge Weighs In On Whether Jahi McMath Is Brain Dead
Jahi McMath, the Oakland teenager whose brain death case has sparked national debate, may not currently fit the criteria of death as defined by a state law written in conjunction with the medical establishment, a judge wrote in an order Tuesday. In his ruling, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Stephen Pulido wrote that while the brain death determination in 2013 was made in accordance with medical standards, there remains a question of whether the teenager “satisfies the statutory definition of ‘dead’ under the Uniform Determination of Death Act.” (Debolt, 9/6)
In other news from the courts —
The Mercury News:
New Evidence: Santa Cruz Brain Surgeon, Nurse, Mom To Face More Charges In Child-Sex Ring
New video footage warrants numerous additional charges for a Santa Cruz brain surgeon, Watsonville nurse and Tucson, Arizona, mother accused of a child-sex ring, according to Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office. (Todd, 9/7)