Martin Gottesfeld Has Stopped All Fluids And Refuses Forced Hydration

Martin Gottesfeld, the man accused taking Boston Childrens Hospital offline to save Justina Pelletier, has released the following statement.

With the impending change of leadership at the Department of Justice, there is every reason to believe the era of Carmen Ortizs political prosecutions will soon end, and with the upcoming Rolling Stone feature, I now have no doubt Justinas Law will finally pass. I would like to thank all the FreeJustina supporters for their thoughts and prayers, as well as Reverend Mahoney for his, relayed to me through Rolling Stone. All that is left now is for me to return home; I have an ailing father, a lovely wife I havent embraced in almost nine months, as well three nephews and a niece I havent seen in a year. Towards that end, I am stopping all my fluid intake until my case is dismissed, effective the afternoon of Friday, November 11th, the 39th day of my hunger strike.

As of Monday November 14th, Mr. Gottesfeld was taken to the hospital after he lost consciousness for the second time. He denied care and was returned to solitary confinement at Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Rhode Island, where he faces punishment for striking following calls between Carmen Ortizs United States Attorneys Office and the prison.