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A 2-year-old at the center of a Texas brain-death dispute is taken off life support and dies

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A two-year-old girl at the center of a legal dispute in Texas has died after being removed from life support. The child drowned in a hotel pool on Memorial Day, leading her parents to file a lawsuit against a Texas hospital to prevent it from performing tests to determine if she was brain-dead.

The case highlights the contentious legal and ethical battles surrounding brain-death determinations and parental rights in medical decisions. Following the legal dispute, the toddler was ultimately taken off life support, resulting in her death, as confirmed by her family.

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