Can a mother's right to make the medical decisions regarding her terminally ill son be taken from her by a doctor with a personal agenda or by the government? Wendy, the mother of the terminally ill Jacobi, refuses to give up on her son despite pressure from the child's primary doctor to withhold medical support. As the conflict mounts, a young intern, Dr. Wes Walker, who
Can a mother's right to make the medical decisions regarding her terminally ill son be taken from her by a doctor with a personal agenda or by the government? Wendy, the mother of the terminally ill Jacobi, refuses to give up on her son despite pressure from the child's primary doctor to withhold medical support. As the conflict mounts, a young intern, Dr. Wes Walker, who is dealing with personal struggles of his own, becomes involved in the care of the child. He quickly runs afoul of both the more senior doctor and the officials of the hospital where he is training and soon his own future is in jeopardy. Will he and the mother's combined efforts be enough to prevent Jacobi from being withdrawn from life-sustaining support, or will their efforts fail?
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