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Re: Florida Grieving Parents Rights Act From: Larry Glazerman (l.glazerman@rcn.com) Mon Jun 19 19:02:19 2006 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Gordon Goldman: "Re: Florida Grieving Parents Rights Act" Previous message: ainsron: "Re: Florida Grieving Parents Rights Act" In reply to: ainsron: "Re: Florida Grieving Parents Rights Act" Next in thread: Gordon Goldman: "Re: Florida Grieving Parents Rights Act" I don't know if it's law in our state, but it's been custom to have patients sign a document at the time of miscarriage, or even ectopic, allowing the hospital to dispose of the remains. I've had the rare patient who wishes to dispose of the remains themselves, with the help of a funeral director. On Jun 19, 2006, at 7:44 PM, ainsron wrote: > I hope that doesn't expand to California. Sounds like a special > interest > legislation, probably passed with the encouragement of the mortuary > business. As if we don't have enough bad laws now. California's > rule has > been 500gm or 20 weeks. > > Ronald E. Ainsworth, MD, FACOG > > -----Original Message----- > From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of > D. Ashley > Hill > Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 4:00 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L > Subject: Florida Grieving Parents Rights Act > > 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 > Next message: Gordon Goldman: "Re: Florida Grieving Parents Rights Act" Previous message: ainsron: "Re: Florida Grieving Parents Rights Act" In reply to: ainsron: "Re: Florida Grieving Parents Rights Act" Next in thread: Gordon Goldman: "Re: Florida Grieving Parents Rights Act"

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