Marlise Munoz: Texas Woman at the Center of a Right-to-Die Case Dies at

Marlise Munoz was a Texas paramedic and mother. She became the subject of a national controversy after she collapsed at home in late 2013 while pregnant and was declared brain dead.

Her husband Erick Munoz asked the hospital in Fort Worth to remove her from life support, but the hospital refused, citing a Texas law against withdrawing support from a pregnant patient. He sued, and a judge ruled that the hospital had misapplied the law.

Marlise Munoz was taken off the ventilator and died in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 26, 2014, at age 33. The fetus was not viable.

Achievements: Her case drew national debate over end-of-life law.

Birth: Texas.

Profession: Paramedic.

Interesting Facts: Her husband was also a paramedic.