This November, Vermonters will vote on whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the state Constitution. The overturning of Roe v. Wade helped spur some voters to advocate for the measure, including a group of friends who hosted a bike ride to fundraise for the campaign.
When the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was announced in late June, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion, Pomfret resident Leah Skypeck felt a deep sense of despair. “The things I enjoyed sort of felt pointless” in the face of the decision’s enormous consequences .
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Mass. Doc, Nurse Escape Suit Over Patient s Hand Infection
Law360 (December 21, 2020, 8:13 PM EST) A Massachusetts appellate panel on Monday affirmed the dismissal of a suit accusing a doctor, nurse and physician s assistant of causing a patient s injuries related to an infected hand, rejecting the patient s argument that erroneous trial court rulings caused him to be without the requisite medical expert testimony.
A three-judge Appeals Court panel upheld a summary judgment ruling in favor of Dr. Louis Durkin, registered nurse Wendy Hogans and physician s assistant Leah Skypeck in a suit accusing the medical professionals of causing Papken Hartunian to suffer loss of function in his hand.