Sunrise Hospital has once again refused to give a young couple their baby’s placenta. The parents were told they have two weeks to produce the court order or the hospital will be tossing it into a big bin with all the other placentas to await its inevitable incineration. This is a living organ, one that […]
Legal Issues
Placenta Handoff
Anne Swanson emerged triumphantly from Sunrise Hospital on Wednesday afternoon with her baby’s placenta tucked safely away in a white styrofoam cooler prominently branded with bright orange biohazard stickers. This case has been at the forefront of my mind for nearly four months, so it’s a little hard to believe that it’s all over. […]
Anne gets her placenta!
— Update – Details — We will be parking near the SE corner of Maryland Parkway and Desert Inn, then meeting near the doors of the Maternal Health unit of Sunrise Hospital. My phone is 702.947.0879 if you need it. I plan to arrive by 12:45. See you there! ——– On Wednesday August 1, Anne […]
Swanson vs. Sunrise Hospital
David Lee, the attorney representing Anne Swanson, started the proceedings by saying there is no law on the points of this case, that it instead had to be decided on common sense. John Bailey, the attorney for Sunrise Hospital, said they based their decision to refuse to release the placenta on the fact that a […]
We won!
Judge Susan Johnson decided to grant Anne Swanson’s request for possession of her baby’s placenta! We are both thrilled at this outcome. The judge only had to rule today whether the injunction was granted, which would stop the hospital from destroying the placenta. She went one step further and issued that Anne should be […]
Injunction hearing tomorrow
The hearing for the injunction that Anne Swanson filed against Sunrise Hospital is tomorrow morning at the Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Avenue. I am going to be there to support Anne, and am very interested in what the judge will have to say regarding the hospital holding her baby’s placenta for the past three […]
