Page 9 - Erick Munoz News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Texas law requires that she be kept on life support in hopes of saving the unborn baby. >> we were told she was brain dead november 26th. >> reporter: her family says she never wanted to be kept on life support. it is a conversation her husband says they had often. they are both paramedics an the parents of a 15-month-old boy. >> we have seen things out in the field. we both knew that we didn't want to be on life support. >> reporter: the munoz story has sparked a debate over laws that override a woman's right to be disconnected from life support if she is pregnant. about 30 states have these ...

They say doctors told them she was brain-dead and would never recover. her body is now connected to a ventilator inside this ft. worth, texas, hospital, despite her family's wishes. >> we reached the point where, you know, you wish that your wife's body would stop. >> reporter: the hospital refuses to unplug the ventilators because munoz is pregnant, and texas is 1 of about 30 states that restrict a woman's ability to be disconnected from life support if they are pregnant, regardless of the patient or the family's directive. erick munoz and his wife are paramedics and end-of-life issues is som...

>> i can't say enough about her. i mean, anything i do will always be part of what she was. i can't do her justice. she's a great woman. >> ed lavandera joins us now from ft. worth. what's next for the family? where do they go from here? >> reporter: we've learned today that erick munoz now has two lawyers that he's working with in this case. i had a chance to speak with those attorneys this afternoon. they say they're researching the law and that they're trying to figure out the legal strategy that they want to take to have erick's wishes complied with here, but that they're still researching...

Latest updates on this topic from reliable sources.