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Sun Hudson

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The Resume

    (September 25, 2004-March 15, 2005)
    Born in Houston, Texas
    Born with thanatophoric dysplasia
    Taken off a respirator under terms of the Texas Futile Care Act in which a health care facility can end life-sustaining activity 10 days after providing written notice to the family or guardian

Why he might be annoying:

    His mother believed that his father was the Sun.
    His mother admitted she did not seek prenatal care because 'I trusted in the Sun.'
    Ms. Hudson and the Texas Children's Hospital contacted 40 other facilities without finding one that would take Sun as a patient.
    His mother and Texas Children's Hospital disputed whether Sun was conscious when the breathing tube was removed.
    His case started a debate about whether Texas hospitals were using the Futile Care Act to withhold treatment from the uninsured.
    Given that George W. Bush signed the Futile Care Act into law when he was Texas governor, his grandstanding in the Terri Schiavo case seems particularly hypocritical.

Why he might not be annoying:

    This was the first case in which a hospital was allowed to remove life support over a guardian's objections without a directive from the patient.
    Children with thanatophoric dysplasia die in infancy.
    An ethics review committee concluded that keeping him on a respirator would only delay the inevitable.
    His case prompted a debate over whether the 10 day time period in the Futile Care Act is sufficient.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 54 Votes: 53.70% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 54 Votes: 35.19% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 113 Votes: 62.83% Annoying