The U.S. Supreme Court declined to change the ruling of a Texas court that has kept Tinslee Lewis alive — a month before her second birthday.
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The legal fight with Cook Children’s over Tinslee Lewis’ life support will continue at the district level after the state supreme court declined to weigh in.
The family of Tinslee Lewis is petitioning the court to allow a new doctor to treat her by evaluating for airway malacia and performing a tracheostomy.
The Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth heard oral arguments in the case of 1-year-old Tinslee Lewis this week following a motion requiring Cook Children's to continue providing life sustaining treatment during the appeals process.
On Friday, an appellate court granted an emergency motion, requiring Cook Children's to continue providing life sustaining treatment to Tinslee Lewis throughout the appeals process.
Justice Sandee B. Marion denied a temporary injunction filed on behalf of the Lewis family, effectively allowing Cook Children's to end treatment in accordance with the Texas 10-Day Rule.
On Thursday, Justice Sandee Marion issued an extension until January 2 for Tinslee Lewis while she decides whether or not to grant the family's request for a temporary injunction.
On Wednesday, a judge granted a motion filed by Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth to recuse Tarrant County Judge Alex Kim from presiding over the case of 10-month-old Tinslee Lewis.
A hearing for 9-month-old Tinslee Lewis originally scheduled for this Friday has been moved to December, giving the family more time to search for an alternate care provider.
Tarrant County Judge Alex Kim signed a temporary restraining order preventing 9-month-old Tinslee Lewis from being taken off life support at Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth.
