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Article: DISABILITY GROUP SUES UW HOSPITAL AN ETHICAL ISSUE CASE COULD DETERMINE HOW MUCH POWER A PARENT HAS TO DECIDE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR A VULNERABLE OR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PATIENT.(FRONT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- May 15, 2009
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Byline: JASON STEIN jstein@madison.com 608-252-6129
In a case that could have broad legal implications for when some patients are allowed to die, an advocacy group is alleging that doctors at UW Hospital broke the law by withholding treatment from two developmentally disabled patients with apparent cases of pneumonia.
The guardian of one patient, who survived, at first went along with and then later disagreed with the decision to withhold care, the lawsuit by Disability Rights Wisconsin alleges. The parents of the other patient, who died, pushed for withdrawal of treatment, according to the group's complaint filed Thursday in Dane County Circuit Court.
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