THIRD native woman gets sent fetus remains

[uniquek3]

Third Native family reports hospital mailed fetus
Monday, May 24, 2004

The health minister in Ontario, Canada, ordered an investigation into reports that Native families were mailed the remains of their miscarried fetuses.

Two families from the North Caribou Lake First Nation and another from the Fort Hope First Nation say they received the remains through the mail. The hospital involved in the first two cases admits some human tissue was mailed but denies they were of a miscarried baby.

"From our perspective culturally, a fetus is a fetus whether it's blood clot and tissue or not," Charles Fox of the Assembly of First Nations told the Canadian Press.

Health minister George Smitherman named a doctor to investigate what happened. The hospital in the North Caribou Lake cases says a new employee who didn't follow protocol is responsible for the mailings.

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[Smokin' Ace]

Incredible....

[kiyaanii mom]

What's up with that? Were they doing that so the family could have a funeral? What kinda people would mail a fetus? I just don't get it..................

[Miss Mia]

totally unacceptable

gawd, hearing about this the first time was maddening, but 3 times? my goodness, those poor grieving families :(

[ojibwaysweetie]

I hope that doctor pays for what he/she's done. :Mad

[White Powwow Dancer]

Hi
Sue the Ba**ards!! Thats just sick.
Chi Migwetch, WPD

[sassafras245]

sadden

I'm really sad for the families. Don't they have enuff heatache as is without opening a package and finding your infant fetus!

[Jibbyâ„¢]

This further prooves the lack of respect that "they" have for life. It's bad enough that the families had to endure the loss of a child, but to have it ignorantly thrown in their face like that! It's a horrible day when a mother has to revisit grief at the hands of "health care professionals".

[hidatsawmn26]

why would they mail a fetus in the first place? even by state health standards here in the U.S. they never mail fetuses because thats considered unsanitary...jest thinking about their reaction to the mail (meaning the family) that family is still grieving....i hope they brought it up to the gov't health official...i jest view it as the hospital or mourtician who mailed the fetus was doing it ofcourse outta lack of respect for the family and is just sick in the head...

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HoLaY SmAcKeRz 3 times holay chit someone should sue

[Running River]

I was apalled at the first mailing but 3 of them is just ridiculous!