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Bioethics Keyed to Clark, 9th Ed.
Childs v. Weis
Citation:
440 S.W.2d 104 (1969)Facts
On November 27, 1966, Daisy Childs, who was approximately seven months pregnant and visiting in Lone Oak, Texas, presented herself to the Greenville Hospital emergency room at approximately 2:00 a.m. with bleeding and labor pains. Nurse Beckham examined her and called Dr. Weis by telephone. According to Dr. Weis’s affidavit, he was informed of a “negro girl” with a “bloody show” and “labor pains” who had her own OB doctor in Garland. Dr. Weis stated he told the nurse to have the patient call her doctor in Garland for instructions. Nurse Beckham allegedly told Mrs. Childs that the doctor said she would have to go to her doctor in Dallas. Mrs. Childs expressed concern about making it to Dallas but left the hospital. About an hour later, she delivered her baby in a car while en route to Sulphur Springs. The baby lived approximately 12 hours before dying.
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