The Canberra Hospital is preparing to turn off life support for a 20-week pregnant Canberra woman, despite frantic court action brought by the baby’s father.
Key points:
- ACT Chief Justice Helen Murrell found the ACT Supreme Court did not have jurisdiction to overturn the Canberra Hospital’s decision
- The court heard Khayla Reno had been declared dead and the baby’s life deemed unviable on May 18
- Jamie Millard said he felt like a “condemned man” as he prepared for his final visit with Ms Reno
Khayla Reno, 29, was seriously injured in early May when her car and a truck collided in Tumut.
Two of her children in the car were also badly hurt; one has since died, while the other is still receiving critical care.
Ms Reno has been on life support in the Canberra Hospital