A 2-year-old at the center of a Texas brain-death dispute is taken off life support and dies
Summary
A 2-year-old girl in Texas, Annelise Camp, who drowned in a hotel pool and was at the center of a legal battle over brain death testing, was taken off life support and died. Her parents had fought to delay brain death tests and sought other treatment options for her recovery.Key Facts
- Annelise Camp drowned in a hotel pool on Memorial Day and was taken to Texas Children’s Hospital.
- Her parents sued to prevent brain death testing and to transfer her to another hospital for more treatment.
- A judge initially granted a temporary injunction favoring the family’s request.
- Hospitals were unwilling to accept Annelise unless brain death testing was done.
- The family was able to transfer her to a hospital in Louisiana for further care.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton supported the family’s efforts.
- Brain death in Texas is legally defined as irreversible loss of brain function, allowing hospitals to stop life support.
- Annelise was removed from life support and died after showing some signs of life and progress earlier.
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