Jahi McMath's family asks court to block hospital from disconnecting life support

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(CNN) -- Jahi McMath, the 13-year-old declared brain dead after tonsil surgery in California, remains on a ventilator at Children's Hospital Oakland, a hospital spokesman said Monday.


'To our knowledge, they (the family) do not have a facility to move the body to,' the spokesman, Sam Singer told reporters.


Last week, a judge ruled that the hospital could disconnect life support at 5 p.m. Monday.


'No amount of prayer, no amount of hope, no amount of any type of medical procedure will bring her back,' Singer said.


Family works to move brain dead teen

Asked by reporters what the hospital would do at 5 p.m., Singer declined to comment.


'The court has said at 5 p.m. today that the hospital will be allowed to unplug the ventilator, which is the only thing that is keeping Jahi McMath's heart beating. ... There are no winners in this very tragic case,' Singer said.


CNN's Janet DiGiacomo, Elizabeth Landau, Dana Ford, Dan Simon, Michael Martinez and Carma Hassan contributed to this report.


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