Dad from Poland dies at Plymouth s Derriford Hospital after high-profile legal case
The middle-aged man, known as RS, has died after life support was withdrawn following a Court of Appeal ruling that has caused controversy in his native Poland
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CNA Staff, Jan 26, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- A Polish Catholic patient at the center of a U.K. court battle died on Tuesday despite last-minute efforts by bishops and government officials to bring him to Poland for treatment.
The Polish Press Agency reported that family members had confirmed that the middle-aged man, identified only as RS, died on Jan. 26, after a hospital withdrew assisted nutrition and hydration for a final time following a series of legal challenges.
RS, a Polish citizen with strong pro-life views who lived for years in the U.K., was hospitalized on Nov. 6, 2020, following a cardiac arrest during which his brain was deprived of oxygen for at least 45 minutes.
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