Latest onslaught against patients stopped - thanks to you

May 11, 2006

Wed, 10 May 2006 17:58:18 -0400 (EDT)

" Gordon Clark, Public Citizen's Congress Watch "

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May 10, 2006

Thanks to your calls and emails, the Republican leadership's latest

onslaught against patients has been stopped in its tracks.

S. 22, the bill that would have restricted the compensation an injured

patient could recover from a negligent doctor and erected so many

legal hurdles that it would have been extremely difficult to bring a

claim at all, didn't even get a majority of votes when it came up this

week, let alone the 60 needed to stop debate and move the bill

forward. S. 23 - the bill targeting the rights of women and children

- met the same fate. Your calls and emails played a major role in that!

Stay tuned for further updates, particularly as the Bush

administration has signaled its intent to make similar attempts to

restrict patients' rights a priority in the coming months. We'll be

waiting for them!

Gordon Clark, Field Director

Public Citizen's Congress Watch

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