An unvaccinated 55-year-old Minnesota man died at a Texas hospital after a more than two-month battle with Covid-19 that raised questions about who has the right to make life-or-death decisions when patients cannot speak for themselves. The Minnesota man, Scott Quiner, died on Saturday after his family moved him to the Texas hospital as part of their efforts to keep him on a ventilator, the family’s attorney, Marjorie Holsten, told The Associated Press. “We’re absolutely devastated,” Ms. Holsten told the AP and several other media outlets. His illness became so severe that, according to court records, he was placed on a ventilator after being admitted in November to Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, just north of Minneapolis. He remained on the ventilator for weeks.

Source: New York Times January 24, 2022 10:52 UTC