Louisville Judge Orders Kosair Children's Hospital to Continue Ventilating Brain Dead Child

Juan Alejandro Rosales Lopez is behind bars, accused of criminal abuse.  Police contend that Lopez caused his 2-month-old son, Isaac, severe head injuries.  Indeed, the injuries were apparently so severe that Isaac has already been diagnosed as dead.  (WLKY; WHAS; WDRB)



Given the diagnosis of death, clinicians at Kosair Children's Hospital understandably want to remove organ-sustaining measures.  But  Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge McKay issued a restraining order against that.  The father wants time to obtain additional medical opinions.  The next hearing is July 14.



This case is obviously different from the Jahi McMath case.  The father's opposition to the hospital's plan has nothing to do with religion or understanding of death by neurological criteria.  Rather, he seems concerned about pending criminal charges being upgraded to murder.