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Texas Family Secures Injunction to Keep Toddler on Life Support

8/9/2026

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Annelise Camp, 2, died after extubation on Aug. 3, 2026, following a pool drowning.
The Camps sued Children’s Hospital to block brain-death testing, and a judge issued an injunction.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Texas Right to Life backed the family’s effort to keep her on life support.
Rep. Steve Toth (R-TX) called the death traumatic and urged changes to brain-death and life-sustaining treatment rules.

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Story summary

Annelise Camp, 2, died after extubation on Aug. 3, 2026, following a pool drowning.
The Camps sued Children’s Hospital to block brain-death testing, and a judge issued an injunction.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Texas Right to Life backed the family’s effort to keep her on life support.
Rep. Steve Toth (R-TX) called the death traumatic and urged changes to brain-death and life-sustaining treatment rules.