The court ruled

When I see articles like this, the thought sometimes crosses my mind as to whether Martin Luther’s claim that mankind is totally depraved may have a kernal of truth.

Ohio faced a similar issue involving an infant. The prosecutor’s office wanted to take the child off of life support and withhold sustenance to kill the baby so they could charge the father with murder. Apparently, to conclusively prove a diagnosis of “shaken baby syndrome” a forensic pathologist has to do an autopsy. Fortunately, the Ohio Supreme Court overruled the lower courts and refused to permit a guardian ad litem the right to “pull the plug.” For anyone interested, the case is: In re Guardianship of Stein, 105 Ohio St.3d 30, 2004-Ohio-7114.