2岁女孩Annelise Camp在阵亡将士纪念日于德州一家酒店游泳池溺水后，陷入脑死亡状态，引发持续两个多月的法律争议[1]。其父母起诉德州儿童医院，要求法院阻止医院进行脑死亡测试，法官随后颁布临时禁令支持该家庭的主张[1]。德州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿也表示支持这一家庭[1]。
在寻求医疗转院的过程中，德州36家医疗机构中有35家拒绝接收Annelise，其中1家要求必须先进行脑死亡测试才能转院[1]。最终，Annelise被转院至路易斯安那州的一家医院[1]。周一，其生命支持装置被撤除，随后她迅速去世[1]。
Annelise的父亲Johnston Camp表示："关键是时间。当你有时间时，我知道科学上你可以看到某些读数，但她的身体或肤色、生命体征显示出进展性结果"[1]。德州法律将脑死亡定义为"脑功能不可逆转的停止"[1]。
Annelise Camp, a 2-year-old girl who became the focus of a legal battle over brain-death determination, was taken off life support and died on Monday [1]. The child had been found unresponsive in a hotel swimming pool on Memorial Day after drowning [1].
Following the incident, Annelise's parents pursued legal action to prevent Texas Children's Hospital from conducting brain-death testing on their daughter [1]. A judge granted a temporary restraining order supporting the family's position [1]. The case prompted a prolonged legal dispute lasting more than two months. Of the 36 medical facilities contacted in Texas, 35 refused to accept Annelise for continued care, while one facility required that brain-death testing be completed before accepting a transfer [1]. Ultimately, the family successfully transferred Annelise to a hospital in Louisiana [1].
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton publicly supported the family throughout the dispute [1]. Annelise's father, Johnston Camp, expressed his perspective on the situation, stating: "The key is time. When you have time, I know scientifically you can see certain readings, but her body or complexion, vital signs showed progressive results" [1]. Under Texas law, brain death is defined as "irreversible cessation of brain function" [1]. Following the transfer and subsequent removal of life support, Annelise died shortly thereafter [1].