The Delaware House of Representatives passed a resolution last week establishing protections for mentally disabled individuals.
The legislative support comes as Randy Richardson is trying to protect his disabled daughter from having her feeding tube removed.
Lauren Richardson was three months pregnant when she suffered brain injuries in 2006. She breathes on her own, and her dad said she is aware of her surroundings, moves and feels pain.
But a Delaware court has given custody to Lauren’s mother, Edith Towers, who wants the feeding tube removed.
“The issue in Lauren's case is the eternal truth that all people, no matter what their medical condition, bear the image of God and deserve basic care and an opportunity to be restored to health," Randy Richardson wrote on the family's blog.
He is calling on the governor to save Lauren from an expected court order dictating her death.
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