The Cook County state's attorney's office will try again today toforce a woman to have a Caesarean section, which it argues is neededto save the life of her unborn child.
The 22-year-old woman and her husband have rejected a doctor'swarning that a vaginal delivery would end in the fetus, which is morethan 8 months old, either dying or winding up profoundly mentallyretarded.
Juvenile Court Judge Gary Brownfield ruled for the unidentifiedChicago couple Saturday. He said he could find no precedent forcompelling a woman to undergo surgery to save her fetus.
The state's attorney and the Cook County public guardian, whichrepresents the fetus, will ask the …
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