FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A brain-damaged man at the center of a dispute over whether his feeding tube should be removed has died.
An attorney for the wife of 55-year-old Daniel Sanger said the wife called him Wednesday morning to say her husband had died overnight.
A judge in Frederick was set to hear arguments Wednesday on whether Sanger, who suffered severe brain damage after a heart attack, should continue getting sustenance through a feeding tube.
Sanger’s mother and brother were seeking an injunction to keep the feeding tube in place at Frederick Memorial Hospital. It was restored last month under a temporary restraining order after Sanger’s wife had it removed.
Sanger’s wife Leta has moved to dismiss the matter. Her lawyer says she alone has authority to make medical decisions for Sanger.
