Laura's Law was passed in memory of Laura Beth Levis, a Somerville resident who collapsed and later died from an asthma attack on the doorstep of a Somerville emergency department that she was unable to get inside.
Hospitals across Massachusetts will soon be required to make their entrances easier to find, thanks to a campaign by journalist Peter DeMarco after his wife, Laura Levis, died from an asthma attack outside a locked emergency department door in Somerville
Laura's Law was passed in memory of Laura Beth Levis, a Somerville resident who collapsed and later died from an asthma attack on the doorstep of a Somerville emergency department that she was unable to get inside.
Updated: 3:14 PM PST, January 20, 2021
After two arduous years, Laura’s Law has passed. The legislation named after 34-year-old Laura Beth Levis, requires every emergency room entrance in Massachusetts to establish “first-ever standards for signage, lighting, security monitors.
A Massachusetts man has gotten a law passed in honor of his late wife who died after suffering an asthma attack when she was steps away from a hospital emergency room.
After two arduous years, Laura’s Law was passed. The legislation was named after 34-year-old Laura Beth Levis, who succumbed to an asthma attack when she was unable to find the correct door into the hospital.
In the final hours of the legislative session, hundreds of people came together to help writer Peter DeMarco lobby for "Laura's Law," which will make emergency room entrances easier to find. Laura Levis died of an asthma attack.