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Florida Grieving Parents Rights ActFrom: D. Ashley Hill (dahmd@cfl.rr.com)Mon Jun 19 17:59:39 2006
Listmember: The Florida legislature passed a law that physicians and hospitals must provide the option of burial or cremation in the event of ANY fetal loss, even less than 20 weeks. This includes patients with a miscarriage, fetal demise in utero, or even an ectopic. The doctor or nurse notifies the patient that she has the right to choose a funeral home and have any remaining tissue sent to that funeral home for burial or cremation. I understand that some patients may wish to provide a service after a miscarriage, but I wonder how this will affect those who have ectopic pregnancies. Most ectopics are placentas only and do not have fetal tissue. I suspect that offering burial or cremation will injure many patients psychologically who have ectopics, since, in my experience , most are reassured when they find out that there was no baby and "only placenta." Does anyone have experience with this? Ashley
-- D. Ashley Hill, MD Associate Director Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency Medical Directo, Loch Haven Ob/Gyn Group Division Director, Dept. of Ob/Gyn, Florida Hospital Orlando Orlando, Florida
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