From the [Canadian] National Post, CBC, CTV.ca:

A Quebec couple is suing Montreal Children’s Hospital for $3.5 million for putting their daughter back on life support without their permission.

“The ethics committee attempted to impose their morality on the couple, something they had no right to do,” said Jean-Pierre Menard, the couple’s lawyer.

Menard said the parents had withdrawn life supports from their infant daughter, Phebe Mantha, at the recommendation of doctors. He said the hospital’s ethics committee overruled their decision and resumed her feeding without consulting them. The little girl is now described as “severely disabled.”

Parents Marie-Eve Laurendeau and Stephane Mantha are seeking financial support for their daughter, who needs round-the-clock care, Menard said. He said the parents have bonded with their child and love her.

(Undated family photo of Phebe Mantha from CTV.ca.)

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