life support

DUBLIN (AP) -- A clinically dead pregnant Irishwoman was removed from life support Friday after a Dublin court ruled that her 18-week-old fetus also was doomed to die. The case highlighted fear and confusion among doctors over how to observe Ireland's ban on abortion, the strictest such law in Europe, in an age of medical innovation.

DUBLIN (AP) -- Irish judges considered arguments Tuesday over whether a brain-dead pregnant woman should be kept on life support to give her 17-week-old fetus a chance at life, a case that has reignited debate over Ireland's abortion ban.

Officials say Egypt's Hosni Mubarak is being kept alive by life support after the 84-year-old ousted leader suffered a stroke in prison Tuesday.