There have been quite a few babies born to brain dead mothers...babies who weren't viable when their mothers slipped or were pushed into unconsciousness.
The mother wasn't hurt any by the delay while the hospital, the courts and the family figured out what to do. Better to take the time to get it right, than to jump hastily and make a wrong decision than couldn't be taken back.
The mother wasn't hurt, you say? No, she was just forcibly kept alive against her wishes.
Are you under the impression that her feelings were hurt?
I am thinking of the husband who was prevented from burying his wife.