Catholic Hospital Chain Kills Wrongful Death Lawsuit-Argues that a Fetus is Not a Person

[DonRedwood]

A major Catholic health provider has successfully dismantled a wrongful death lawsuit brought against it by arguing — in defiance of its own long-held doctrine — that a dead fetus is not the same as a dead person.

The case involves the 2006 death of 31-year-old Lori Stodghill, a woman seven months pregnant with twin boys, who was brought in to the emergency room at St. Thomas More Hospital in Cañon City, Colorado, on New Year's Day.

According to her husband Jeremy, Lori was vomiting and had shortness of breath — symptoms that would later be attributed to the clogged artery that caused her untimely demise.

After he parked the car, Jeremy returned to the ER to find Lori unconscious. Less than an hour later she would be dead of a massive heart attack, and her twins would die with her.

More hypocricy at: http://gawker.com/5978597/catholic-hospital-chain-kills-wrongful-death-lawsuit-by-arguing-that-a-fetus-is-not-a-person

[DonRedwood]

1. This makes me wonder if this case can be used in further court cases?

Hard to stand firm standing on two polar opposites... I can't imagine we will see this case come up in the future.

[Larkspur]

2. From a rhetorically viewpoint, this case should be used by pro-choice groups to hammer

anti-abortion groups and expose their propaganda as hypocrisy.

This case could trigger the beginning of the end of anti-abortion groups and legislation.

[DonRedwood]

3. absolutely!! I'm surprised this wasn't a hot topic because it has some major ramifications.

In court it is all about precedence.