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Kristina,
Here's some contact info that might be helpful to you:
South Carolina DD Council
http://www.scddc.state.sc.us/
South Carolina UCEDD:
http://uscm.med.sc.edu/cdrhome/index.htm
Unfortunately, I don't know anyone at the SC UCEDD
Here's contact information for the protection and advocacy organization in
South Carolina:
Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.
3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 208
Columbia, SC 29204
Phone: 803-782-0639 Voice/TDD \ 866-275-7273 (in state)
Fax: 803-790-1946
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.protectionandadvocacy-sc.org
Here's an article you might find interesting; it underscores the concerns
you have about care for your daughter if you aren't around.
http://www.napas.org/media/pr/051027sc.htm
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 10:04 AM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I live in South Carolina, USA and have for 30 years.
>
> They tell us consent must be gotten, and it never was at the first
hospital.
> Nothing was discussed about my child, just that if they did not 'take the
> baby' I might die. Here is SC I could have gotten a DNC up to 26 weeks
but I
> would have to go to Charleston about 2 hours away. I was mad and told my
DR
> because this option was never mentioned. After 6 weeks of treatment and
me
> telling them they had NO consent they brought me a blank consent form to
sign.... I
> did not sign it.
> But the medical examiners board said the doctors did nothing wrong... HA
HA.
> So no laywer would take the case.
>
> The last thing we were mad about was the fact that a dentist pulled 10
> perfectly health teeth on my child... the police and medical board again
said the
> doctor did nothing wrong.... she had no cavities. I think it was just that
> insurance paid $35 a tooth. HA HA
>
> My child has had very bad luck with doctors. It has been a learning
> experiance. We have come to believe most are in it for the money.
> Kristina
>
>
>
--
Kendall
An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
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