by Brittany Campbell | Feb 23, 2026 | Healthcare, Issues, News
Reynaldo, a 51-year-old husband, father, and son, was admitted to HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland after fainting and losing oxygen. Instead of focusing solely on his care and recovery, the hospital determined that he should not continue living and invoked two separate...
by Ashley Solano | Jul 1, 2025 | Abortion, Issues, News
One Georgia woman’s complex case is stirring public conversation about brain death, Pro-Life laws, and patient rights. Adriana Smith was about 8 to 9 weeks pregnant when she arrived at a hospital in February of 2025, complaining of a severe headache. She was...
by Ashley Solano | Nov 1, 2024 | Denial of Treatment, Euthanasia, Issues, Legislation, News
Anthony Thomas “TJ” Hoover II suffered a drug overdose and was declared brain dead at a Kentucky hospital in 2021, but some medical staff felt disturbed. He seemed “too alive” to donate his organs. TJ was a registered organ donor, but his sister knew something was off...
by Miranda Willborg | Oct 7, 2022 | Active State Laws, Denial of Treatment, Issues, News
Many families whose loved one experienced a severe brain injury can tell you of the frightening, life-shattering, and all-too-often quick pronouncement of brain death. Yet, often patients not only survive severe brain injuries, but reach significant milestones on...
by Miranda Willborg | Jan 11, 2022 | Denial of Treatment, Euthanasia, Futile Care, Healthcare, Issues, News
“Your mother’s tests show no brain function, which is a clear indication of brain death.” In 2016 alone,15,405 families heard a similar report from a physician, facing the shattering loss of a loved one declared and diagnosed with brain death. The already devastating...
