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The Maastricht UMC is allowed to end the treatment of a seriously ill 3-year-old girl. This was decided by the judge in summary proceedings that the parents had filed against the hospital. The girl suffers from a rare genetic disorder and is being artificially ventilated. She can only move her hands and wrists and blink her eyes, the parents' lawyer reports to L1 Nieuws. Doctors see no chance of recovery and speak of "hopeless suffering". The pa…
Maastricht UMC+ Hospital is allowed by the court to stop the medical treatment of a seriously ill 3-year-old girl. The girl has a rare genetic disease and has been kept alive by artificial respiration since the end of February. The doctors want to stop this. They judge that she is "suffering hopelessly" and that further treatment is pointless. The girl's parents hoped to force further treatment through the court.
Maastricht hospital can stop treating terminally ill 3-year-old, court rules
Maastricht UMC+ may stop medical treatment for a critically ill 3-year-old girl despite her parents’ objections, a Dutch court has ruled. The child, who has a rare genetic disease, has been on artificial ventilation since late February.
Maastricht UMC+ Hospital is allowed by the court to stop the medical treatment of a seriously ill 3-year-old girl, despite objections from the parents.
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