▁time ▁of ▁her ▁birth , ▁she ▁was ▁missing ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁brain , ▁including ▁the ▁cor tex ; ▁only ▁the ▁bra inst em , ▁the ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁brain ▁responsible ▁for ▁autonom ic ▁and ▁regul atory ▁functions , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁resp iration , ▁the ▁heart be at ▁and ▁blood ▁pressure , ▁had ▁developed ▁during ▁pre gn ancy . ▁ ▁O pp osing ▁view points ▁Ke ene ' s ▁mother ▁had ▁been ▁not ified ▁of ▁her ▁condition ▁following ▁ul tr ason ography , ▁and ▁was ▁ad vised ▁to ▁terminate ▁the ▁pre gn ancy ▁by ▁her ▁obst et ric ian ▁and ▁ne on at ologist ▁but ▁chose ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁child ▁to ▁term ▁because ▁of ▁" a ▁firm ▁Christian ▁faith ▁that ▁all ▁life ▁should ▁be ▁protected ". ▁The ▁hospital ▁believed ▁that ▁care ▁provided ▁to ▁the ▁baby ▁would ▁be ▁fut ile , ▁while ▁the ▁mother ▁believed ▁mechanical ▁breath ing ▁support ▁must ▁be ▁provided ▁during ▁the ▁baby ' s ▁periodic ▁resp ir atory ▁cr ises . ▁Fair f ax ▁Hospital ▁do ctors ▁strongly ▁ad vised ▁a ▁" do ▁not ▁res usc itate " ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁child , ▁which ▁the ▁mother ▁refused . ▁Steph anie ▁remained ▁on ▁vent il ator ▁support ▁for ▁six ▁weeks ▁while ▁Fair f ax ▁searched ▁for ▁another ▁hospital ▁to ▁transfer ▁her ▁to , ▁but ▁no ▁other ▁hospital ▁would ▁accept ▁her . ▁After ▁the ▁baby ▁was ▁we an ed ▁off ▁constant ▁vent il ator ▁support , ▁the ▁mother ▁agreed ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁child ▁to ▁a ▁n urs ing ▁facility , ▁but