A woman in a vegetative state for years has given birth to a boy, prompting an investigation by a law enforcement and health agencies.
Jan. 5 (UPI) — A woman in a vegetative state for years has given birth to a boy, prompting an investigation by law enforcement and health agencies.
The 20-year-old comatose patient was being cared for at a Hacienda Healthcare facility in Phoenix after a near-drowning more than 10 years ago.
AZFamily.com reported the patient was sexually assaulted by someone who had access to her at Hacienda Healthcare and workers didn’t know she was pregnant until the baby was born on Dec. 29.
The mother and boy are being treated at Maricopa Medical Center.
Phoenix police are investigating and the Arizona Department of Health Services on Friday confirmed that the woman was a patient at Hacienda de los Angeles, according to AZCentral.com. It’s a 60-bed intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disabilities.
