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More arrests are likely as authorities investigate at least 140 patient deaths at nursing homes and hospitals during and after Hurricane Katrina (search), including allegations that some patients may have been euthanized, the Louisiana attorney general’s office said Friday.Six hospitals and 13 nursing homes in Louisiana are under investigation.
The investigations were wide-ranging, looking into whether patients were abandoned, evacuated improperly, or euthanized to spare them further suffering, said attorney general’s spokeswoman Kris Wartelle.
This is a good example of why I am weary of passing a Right To Die Law. Lisa has spent the better part of her career working with terminally ill patients. The intent of such law is for terminally ill people. But I could see this type of thing being put under the umbrella of acceptance to the law.
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