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Regier’s bill misunderstands complicated medical situation
I was dismayed to read Rep. Matt Regier’s column stating that physicians and nurses involved in “born alive” situations misunderstand his initiative. Legislative Referendum 131, he asserts, would not present medical professionals with any problem. As a pediatric hospice and palliative medicine physician, I’ve been at the bedside with parents facing this unimaginable loss. Simply […]
Initiative would rob families of precious moments during unimaginable times of pain
As a pediatric hospice and palliative medicine physician for many years, I can speak directly to the unfathomable harm that a ballot initiative called LR-131 would cause. Titled the “Born Alive Infant Protection Act,” the initiative is an extreme, unnecessary and cruel limitation of family decision-making that you’ll see on the ballot this November. Although […]