Story highlights The woman had anorexic thoughts starting at age 5, according to court documentsShe refused a feeding tube because "she didn't want to get fat," according to court documents(CNN) A woman battling a severe eating disorder who won the right to refuse forced feeding has died, according to her attorney. A.G., as the woman is referred to in court documents, died on Monday, three months after she won the right to refuse a feeding tube in a New Jersey court. The woman, who has suffered from various eating disorders for most of her life, fought to refuse a feeding tube but remain in palliative care. Her legal battle began when her court-appointed guardian sought an order allowing her to enter palliative care instead of being forced to use a feeding tube. The state opposed the motion, arguing in a legal brief that it would "in essence, [be] permitting A.G. to die."

Source: CNN February 23, 2017 00:22 UTC