In malpractice case, Catholic hospital argues fetuses aren’t people

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5. UPDATE from the Plaintiffs

Cañon City man suing Catholic hospital reacts to bishops' concerns

Posted: 01/25/2013 06:30:14 PM MST
January 26, 2013 6:50 AM GMT
Updated: 01/25/2013 11:50:05 PM MST
By Electa Draper
The Denver Post

Jeremy Stodghill said Friday he's surprised Colorado's three Catholic bishops have said they'll review defense arguments given by Catholic Health Initiatives against his medical-malpractice claims related to the 2006 death of his 31-year-old wife, Lori, and their unborn twin sons.

"Apparently the bishops just heard about this. I find it surprising," Stodghill said by telephone from Cañon City, where he works as a prison corrections officer.

Stodghill, 41, and his 9-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, are plaintiffs in a lawsuit he filed almost two years after his wife died at St. Thomas More Hospital. She was seven months pregnant. She suffered a blocked artery in her lung and went into cardiac arrest.

Doctors couldn't save Lori and decided against a cesarian section to try to save the twins. Stodghill sued because he believes they should have performed the C-section.

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22453170/ca-ntilde-city-man-suing-catholic-hospital-reacts