Ontario Superior Court Justice Helen Rady has affirmed the decision of the Consent and Capacity Board, and has ordered the parents of 13-month-old Joseph Maraachli to comply with the doctors’ decision to remove the boy’s breathing tube by 10 a.m. Monday. (Toronto Sun) Maraachli, who suffers from a progressive neurological disease, has been at the London Health Sciences Centre since October. The parents wanted doctors to perform a tracheotomy so their son could breathe and be allowed to die at home. But Joseph's doctors say while a tracheotomy - an incision is made in a patient's airway, to help breathing - may prolong the baby's life, it's futile in this case and would likely cause much discomfort. It would certainly also increase the risk of infection and pneumonia.
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