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Malpractice Lawsuits Over Denied Abortion Care May Be on the Horizon

Kaiser Health News

” To some physicians and malpractice attorneys, the question is when — not if — a pregnant patient will die from lack of care and set the stage for a big-dollar wrongful death claim. ” Some supporters of abortion bans said they would welcome malpractice lawsuits.

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Venue back on the menu? Proposed rule change could shift the landscape of medical malpractice in the Commonwealth

Health Law Gurus

Such advocates claim that medical malpractice defendants should be subject to the same rules as any other non-government defendant and that the proposed change would reverse only one of a number of medical malpractice tort reform measures instituted in 2003. The next steps in the rule change process are uncertain.