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Jahi McMath was a thirteen-year-old girl who was declared brain dead in California following surgery in 2013. This led to a bioethical debate engendered by her family's rejection of the medicolegal findings of death in the case, and their efforts to maintain her body using mechanical ventilation and other measures.
Nataline Mary Sarkisyan (July 10, 1990 – December 20, 2007) was an American teenager with recurrent leukemia.Her case became part of the health care reform debate in the United States in 2007 when Cigna HealthCare denied coverage for a liver transplant operation.
Now the founder and CEO of the Black-owned hair care brand Mielle Organics, her foray into business followed a heart-wrenching loss. In 2013, the then-mother of two lost her infant son.
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Liz Hatton, the teen with cancer who Kate Middleton helped fulfill a “bucket list” dream, has died. In a heartfelt message posted on X , Liz’s mother, Robyana, shared the news that her 17 ...
Nex Benedict (January 11, 2008 – February 8, 2024) [1] was a 16-year-old non-binary American high school student who died the day after a physical altercation in the girls' restroom of their [note 1] high school. Investigators later determined Benedict's death was a suicide caused by an overdose of Prozac and Benadryl. [4]
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Leelah Alcorn (November 15, 1997 – December 28, 2014) was an American transgender girl whose suicide attracted international attention. Prior to her death, she had posted a suicide note to her Tumblr blog about societal standards affecting transgender people and expressing the hope that her death would create a dialogue about discrimination, abuse, and lack of support for transgender people.