Taquisha McKitty

• Ontario court dismisses controversial brain death case

  Her relatives went to court to prevent doctors from taking her off life support, arguing her Christian faith defines death as the cessation of heartbeat, not brain function.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2019
  
• Family of Ontario woman at centre of brain death court fight says she has died

  Taquisha McKitty was 27 when doctors declared her "dead by neurological criteria" in September 2017 following a drug overdose.

  Dec 31, 2018
  
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• Court wrong to say charter does not apply to brain-dead woman, family argues

  Taquisha McKitty was 27 when doctors declared her "dead by neurological criteria" in September of last year.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2018
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• Ontario judge won’t rule if brain dead means legally dead in case of Orthodox Jewish man

  The decision by Ontario Superior Court Justice Glenn Hainey that the case had become moot upset relatives of Shalom Ouanounou.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2018
• Family of Ontario woman ruled brain dead appeals to keep her on life support

  Doctors declared 27-year-old Taquisha McKitty "dead by neurological criteria" on Sept. 20, 2017, one week after she was found unconscious on a Brampton, Ont., sidewalk following a drug overdose.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2018
• Ontario judge rejects family’s request to keep daughter on life support 

  Doctors had ruled 27-year-old Taquisha McKitty "dead by neurological criteria" on Sept. 20, 2017, one week after she was found unconscious on a Brampton, Ont. sidewalk, suffering from a drug overdose.

  Health

  Jun 26, 2018
• Ontario woman declared brain dead won’t be videotaped to assess movements: court

  Relatives of Taquisha McKitty, 27, had asked a court for permission to film her for 72 hours, arguing it would better allow doctors to determine whether her movements were spinal reflexes or something more.

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2017
• Judge rules U.S. doctor not impartial enough to testify in case of Ontario woman on life support

  An American doctor who says he doesn't believe in brain death will not be allowed to serve as an expert witness in the case of a woman whose family is fighting to keep her on life support after a Toronto-area judge found he could not be impartial.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2017