ADF: 55-year-old man responsive after nearly being starved to death at hospital

ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
October 21, 2011 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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55-year-old man responsive after nearly being starved to death at hospital

ADF-allied attorney represents Md. heart attack victim who said, ‘I want to live,’ but had food, water cut off

FREDERICK, Md. — A 55-year-old Maryland man who became temporarily unconscious after suffering a heart attack and a seizure has been saved from being starved to death after an ADF-allied attorney obtained an order in state court on behalf of the man’s mother and brother. The man, Daniel Sanger, is now responding to hospital staff after going six days without food and water.

Although Sanger told his doctor and his mother “I want to live” before he went unconscious, Frederick Memorial Hospital removed the public-assistance patient from life-giving food, water, and nutrients on Friday with the permission of his wife.

Full news release, quotes, and related media resources available at the following link:

 

http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/5154

Case Name: Sanger v. Rafiq

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