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A court ruling in Fresno, Calif., today gave a relative of an injured woman the authority to make medical decisions on her behalf, taking that power away from the county coroner.
The case of Janet Rivera has similarities to the case of Terri Schiavo, who also was handicapped. WorldNetDaily broke the story of her battle for life and eventual death after a judge in Florida ruled that doctors could follow her husband's orders and withhold from her food and water.
Officials with the Life Legal Defense Fund said a hearing in Fresno County Superior Court today resulted in a family member of Rivera being reinstated as her conservator to manage her health care.
The court ruled Rivera's cousin, Suzanne Emrich, will replace the county's public guardian who made the decision a few weeks ago to deprive Rivera of food and water....
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Kazanjian could have directed the county to take Rivera off life support -- something family members have vehemently opposed.
But Deputy County Counsel Heather Kruthers said the county was willing to let Rivera's cousin, Suzanne Emrich, make all of Rivera's medical decisions for now....
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