Judge rules that spouse has authority to remove partner's life support if there's no directive
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles judge has ruled that a spouse in California is the presumptive health care decision-maker when the partner is in a persistent vegetative state.
Ruling in the case of a San Gabriel Valley man, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Thornton House said that in the event that there is no advance directive for someone in a vegetative state, their partner can decide for them. California
