NEW BLOG: My Daughter Survived But Others May Not: Pass SSB 5140 to Protect Pregnant Patients.
Lin Skavdahl’s daughter Alison experienced a life-threatening delay in care while miscarrying at a Bellingham hospital in 2013.
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"My daughter Alison was pregnant with her second child and just starting her second trimester—a milestone that usually means you can begin to feel more comfortable anticipating a new baby’s arrival. It was different for Alison......
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Early one morning, Ric called. I raced to the hospital, where I found Alison overwhelmed by excruciating pain, and her fever was not responding to medication. My grown daughter looked small and pale in the bed. I took her hand. She asked me not to let go."
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The pregnancy was no longer viable. Alison needed surgery or she could die. Before she could have surgery the hospital's board of ethics needed to meet and grant permission to proceed. If the board said no, Alison would have needed to be taken to a different hospital hours away.
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These delays and denials in care are happening in Washington state. Even when the patient may suffer life threatening conditions.
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Read the full story.https://www.aclu-wa.org/story/my-daughter-survived-others-may-not-pass-ssb-5140-protect-pregnant-patients …
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