A Texas man said he wants to end life support for his pregnant wife.
Marlise Munoz, 33, became brain dead Nov. 26 when she collapsed from a suspected pulmonary embolism.
Her husband, Erick Munoz, a paramedic, found her on the living room floor of their home, and performed CPR before an ambulance arrived.
Erick Munoz said he and his wife, who was also a paramedic, had decided they didn't want to be kept alive by machines. He said he wants to end her life support.
Texas law, though, puts the rights of the fetus first.
"A person may not withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatment under this subchapter from a pregnant patient," the law says.
Munoz would have to get a judge to grant an injunction or restraining order in order to end the woman's life support.
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