Check this out!!!
You know, I had really forgotten how common this kind of treatment can be. :( *sigh*
The Highlights:
"ACLU Calls for Justice for Family of Gay Man Denied CPR"
In a lawsuit filed today, the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the actions of a police chief who blocked efforts to administer CPR to a gay man suffering a heart attack.
Claude Green was driving his truck in Welch, West Virginia with a friend in June 2005 when he suddenly experienced difficulty breathing and lost control of the vehicle. His friend brought the truck under control and rushed to the driver’s side to begin administering CPR. Minutes later, Welch’s police chief, Robert K. Bowman, arrived on the scene. Bowman forcibly removed Claude’s friend from his side, even after the friend told him that Claude was responding to his efforts. The chief then persisted in blocking anyone from providing assistance, based on the erroneous and unfounded belief that Claude was HIV positive.
By the time an ambulance arrived at the scene, it was too late to revive Claude. He was pronounced dead at Welch Community Hospital at the age of 43.
The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia at Bluefield, alleges discrimination based on Claude’s perceived disability, violation of his rights to equal protection of the laws and due process of law, and wrongful death.
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The Highlights:
"ACLU Calls for Justice for Family of Gay Man Denied CPR"
In a lawsuit filed today, the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the actions of a police chief who blocked efforts to administer CPR to a gay man suffering a heart attack.
Claude Green was driving his truck in Welch, West Virginia with a friend in June 2005 when he suddenly experienced difficulty breathing and lost control of the vehicle. His friend brought the truck under control and rushed to the driver’s side to begin administering CPR. Minutes later, Welch’s police chief, Robert K. Bowman, arrived on the scene. Bowman forcibly removed Claude’s friend from his side, even after the friend told him that Claude was responding to his efforts. The chief then persisted in blocking anyone from providing assistance, based on the erroneous and unfounded belief that Claude was HIV positive.
By the time an ambulance arrived at the scene, it was too late to revive Claude. He was pronounced dead at Welch Community Hospital at the age of 43.
The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia at Bluefield, alleges discrimination based on Claude’s perceived disability, violation of his rights to equal protection of the laws and due process of law, and wrongful death.
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