My family and I are watching what's happening to the Camp family in Houston, and it's hard not to feel like it could happen to any of us. Annelise Camp is a two-year-old girl whose parents rushed her to Texas Children's Hospital after a drowning accident. Before any diagnosis has even been made, before doctors have declared anything final, the hospital is moving forward with brain death testing over her parents' objections. Her family had to go to court just to have a say in what happens to their own child. That's not the Texas I believe in.
I understand that hospitals need clear medical standards. But right now, Texas law doesn't give families a meaningful role when they disagree with how or whether brain death testing happens. Parents are left out of one of the most important decisions a family will ever face. Whatever someone believes about end-of-life care, most Texans agree that families shouldn't be completely shut out of that process. We trust parents to make decisions for their children every single day — this moment should be no different.
I'm asking you to support legislation that gives Texas families a clear, protected right to be part of the brain death evaluation process — including the right to seek a second opinion and to have their objections heard before testing proceeds. Families in crisis deserve a voice, not a legal battle.
Please stand up for Texas families by supporting stronger family rights in brain death and end-of-life medical decisions.
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