Lawyer: Incapacitated Woman Who Gave Birth Not in Coma

Lawyer: Incapacitated Woman Who Gave Birth Not in Coma
Hacienda HealthCare in Phoenix, Arizona on a Jan. 4, 2019. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
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PHOENIX—A lawyer for the family of an incapacitated Arizona woman who gave birth in a long-term care facility said she is not in a coma as previously reported.

The Arizona Republic reported Friday that attorney John Micheaels said the 29-year-old woman has “significant intellectual disabilities” and does not speak but has some ability to move, responds to sounds and is able to make facial gestures.