Fetus not yet a person according to Catholic Hospital

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Canyon City, Colorado (CNN) -- Life begins at conception, according to the Catholic Church, but in a wrongful death suit in Colorado, a Catholic healthcare company has argued just the opposite.
A fetus is not legally a person until it is born, the hospital's lawyers have claimed in its defense. And now it may be up to the state's Supreme Court to decide.
Lori Stodghill was 28 weeks pregnant when she went to the emergency room of St. Thomas More Hospital in Canyon City vomiting and short of breath, according to a court document.
She went into cardiac arrest in the lobby.
"Lori looked up at me, and then her head went down on her chest," her husband Jeremy Stodghill, said.
She died at age 31. Her unborn twin boys perished with her. That was New Year's Day 2006.
Stodghill, left behind to raise their then 2-year-old daughter alone, sued the hospital and its owner, Catholic Health Initiatives, for the wrongful deaths of all three.
After about two years of litigation, defense attorneys for the hospital and doctors entered an argument that shocked the widower.
They said that under state law, an embryo is not "person," until it is born alive, according to court documents. The Stodghill's twins were deceased, when they were removed from their mother's lifeless body.
"I didn't even get to hold them," Jeremy Stodghill said. "I have an autopsy picture. That's all I've got."
The court agreed with the argument, and Stodghill lost the suit. The court also ruled against Stodghill in the case of his wife for other legal reasons.
The hospital and doctors sued him for over $118,000 legal fees and attempted to garnish his wages, according to a legal document filed on his behalf.
The defendants offered to forget the fees, if Stodghill dropped his appeal. He refused and filed for bankruptcy to avoid having to pay the claim, which he says he can't afford as he struggles to raise his now 9-year-old daughter Libby.
Stodghill has petitioned the Colorado Supreme Court to hear his case, and he'd like to hear from the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Catholic Bishops of Colorado declined to comment on the legal proceedings but said it will review the litigation and Catholic Health Initiatives' practices "to ensure fidelity and faithful witness to the teachings of the Catholic Church."
Stodghill wears a tattoo on his chest with his unborn sons' footprints, their names and the words "our sons."
He wants the church and his state to see them the same way.

Lawyers for Catholic hospital argue that a fetus is not a person - CNN.com

[kit_cebu]

nice work.................................

[kit_cebu]

and the owners of Catholic Health Initiatives and board of directors (who might be composed of some priests/nuns) probably didn't even blink at this....

and of course...the wonderful line "declined to comment" was used here...
and was used as well following the "settlement" of bishops/clergymen who suck little boys peni$es....
and the settlement was paid for courtesy of? ? ?....yes, you got it....the followers....

if i was the parent, i'd pull a Sandy Hook on that hospital...

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[FAQ]

Kusug kaayo mo advocate anang anti-abortion kay lage life begins at conception kuno . Unya karon kay money is involved na , usab na dayon ang tono sa mga kagwang .

Grabe na ang pagka hypokrito ani nila .

[loyz]

What's wrong with the world wa na jud ta ani...
Life begins as soon as the sperm cell meets the egg cell.

[mindtrickz]

mao na ni ron, mag usab2x ilang stand

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They said that under state law, an embryo is not person until it is born alive, according to court documents.

Connect it with this :

The court agreed with the argument

Then reconcile it with this :

Representatives of the Catholic bishops of Colorado declined to comment on the legal proceedings, but said they will review the litigation and Catholic Health Initiatives' practices "to ensure fidelity and faithful witness to the teachings of the Catholic Church."

@KIT_CEBU ....

The good thing about your statement is that , you waivered it with the word MIGHT but then , ang unod pod sa imohang gi sulti is purely HATRED and you think you know about it too by generalizing it. You dont know jack shit on RCC if kutob ra ka anang mga one liners nimo na negativity and enjoying the limelight focused on being a smart ass here and the rest of the threads you think you can just call the shots .

@FAQ ....

Kusug kaayo mo advocate anang anti-abortion kay lage life begins at conception kuno . Unya karon kay money is involved na , usab na dayon ang tono sa mga kagwang .

Grabe na ang pagka hypokrito ani nila .

We have to hold our horses and follow investigations . It does not indicate at all that the hospital or healthcare was OPERATED and SOLELY OWNED by the DIOCESE , it could be a privately owned by individuals who also wants to get away with lawsuits. And there , a loophole was sighted and ang state gi luto sa kaugalingon mantika . Does that make the RCC like that if the case is mao gyud na ang nahitabo ? Definitley not but you already said something about being a HYPOCRITE .

Problema man gud sa kadaghanan and the following I have seen here in the forums lately , anything under the sun that caters issues that directly or indirectly involves the RCC , pwerting lagsika ninyo but then , wala man sense because partial man and halfbaked ang sentiments . It does not at all justify anything but then pwerting naka persecute na . Hey at least ... its not bloody like being fed to the lions , kaso naay usa diri , ganahan siya mag SANDY HOOK pod . Tsk tsk tsk .

[Code Talker]

and the owners of Catholic Health Initiatives and board of directors (who might be composed of some priests/nuns) probably didn't even blink at this....

and of course...the wonderful line "declined to comment" was used here...
and was used as well following the "settlement" of bishops/clergymen who suck little boys peni$es....
and the settlement was paid for courtesy of? ? ?....yes, you got it....the followers....

if i was the parent, i'd pull a Sandy Hook on that hospital...

.

Kaluoy sad sa mga inocente sa hospital brad kung imong birahan.

[Code Talker]

Canyon City, Colorado (CNN) -- Life begins at conception, according to the Catholic Church, but in a wrongful death suit in Colorado, a Catholic healthcare company has argued just the opposite.
A fetus is not legally a person until it is born, the hospital's lawyers have claimed in its defense. And now it may be up to the state's Supreme Court to decide.
Lori Stodghill was 28 weeks pregnant when she went to the emergency room of St. Thomas More Hospital in Canyon City vomiting and short of breath, according to a court document.
She went into cardiac arrest in the lobby.
"Lori looked up at me, and then her head went down on her chest," her husband Jeremy Stodghill, said.
She died at age 31. Her unborn twin boys perished with her. That was New Year's Day 2006.
Stodghill, left behind to raise their then 2-year-old daughter alone, sued the hospital and its owner, Catholic Health Initiatives, for the wrongful deaths of all three.
After about two years of litigation, defense attorneys for the hospital and doctors entered an argument that shocked the widower.
They said that under state law, an embryo is not "person," until it is born alive, according to court documents. The Stodghill's twins were deceased, when they were removed from their mother's lifeless body.
"I didn't even get to hold them," Jeremy Stodghill said. "I have an autopsy picture. That's all I've got."
The court agreed with the argument, and Stodghill lost the suit. The court also ruled against Stodghill in the case of his wife for other legal reasons.
The hospital and doctors sued him for over $118,000 legal fees and attempted to garnish his wages, according to a legal document filed on his behalf.
The defendants offered to forget the fees, if Stodghill dropped his appeal. He refused and filed for bankruptcy to avoid having to pay the claim, which he says he can't afford as he struggles to raise his now 9-year-old daughter Libby.
Stodghill has petitioned the Colorado Supreme Court to hear his case, and he'd like to hear from the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Catholic Bishops of Colorado declined to comment on the legal proceedings but said it will review the litigation and Catholic Health Initiatives' practices "to ensure fidelity and faithful witness to the teachings of the Catholic Church."
Stodghill wears a tattoo on his chest with his unborn sons' footprints, their names and the words "our sons."
He wants the church and his state to see them the same way.

Lawyers for Catholic hospital argue that a fetus is not a person - CNN.com

I can only imagine the pain the widower had to go through because of his loss. I wonder unsay lapses/negligent acts nabuhat sa hospital that led to the "wrongful deaths"?

Legally speaking, I would have to agree with the defense lawyer's argument. We have a somewhat similar law regarding the recognition of the juridical personality of a fetus

I'm sure the widower can be awarded his claim if his lawyer can prove negligence or any malpractice by the hospital and or doctors which led to the "wrongful deaths" of his loved ones. My prayers are with this guy and his lost family members.

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Ang target man gud diri is to put the spotlight sa RCC and its contradicting teachings and practices kuno . The suits and the likes are just " pakapin " and flavoring na lang para palamian ang sensitive na issue . It is not fair that we arrive to the conclusion without even knowing the core . Ug ang ni kiha nangamong lang diay for monetary gains ? Dili ba lain pod paminawn kung himuon ni siyang defense sa simbahan kuno ? But then , there lies a realistic scenario there. Gi sulti unta unsay malpractie gibuhat , that way , matimbang sa tanan angles and know the story on both sides of the coin.