http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/24/world/europe/ireland-doctors-seek-to-remove-pregnant-woman-from-life-support.html 2014-12-24 03:23:01 Ireland: Doctors Seek to Remove Pregnant Woman From Life Support Doctors said the patient, in her late 20s, was declared clinically dead Dec. 3 after wounding her head in a fall on Nov. 29. === Doctors who have been keeping a brain-dead woman on life support to save her 17-week-old fetus pleaded in court on Tuesday to be permitted to turn off the machines, saying treatment could not end in a successful birth. The Dublin High Court heard testimony from seven doctors, the woman’s partner and her father in a case that has reignited debate over Ireland’s