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From a legal standpoint, the courtroom drama over the life, and death, of baby RB has ended.  In an unexpected move, baby RB’s father withdrew his opposition to taking the baby off life support.  The judge ordered that the ventilator be removed and that baby RB be switched to palliative care.  The parents both wept in the courtroom as the opposition was withdrawn.  According to medical experts, the baby should die rather soon after being taken off the ventilator since it has provided the means for him to breathe since just after birth. 

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This is the most difficult of decisions that anyone can make.  While the experts fought over the capabilities and qualities of this child to give the judge the evidence he needed to make an informed decision, the parents were split over the best course for this child.  In the end, it was better that the parents agreed on the course for thier child rather than having an outsider make such a difficult decision. 

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