Sharrissa cook i remember the night that i went into labor, i was a hysterical wreck. I was afraid, i was scared, i was in shock. Sharyl how big was he, do you remember . Sharrissa he would fit in your hand. Sharyl shortly after his birth at the university of alabama at birmingham, sharrissa agreed to enroll dreshan in a study called support. She says the hospital gave the impression she was simply signing up to get support in caring for a preemie. Your thought was, when you signed the papers, that what was going to happen . Sharrissa that my son would be given the best care possible and that even with his prematurity being as extreme as it was, that it would be okay because i had all of this help. Sharyl she had no clue, she says, that the support study was actually a National Experiment on the most fragile of test subjects 1300 extremely premature infants. Bernita lewis also agreed to enroll her baby, christian, in the support study at the same bernita christian was born at sharyl ho
Enroll dreshan in a study called support. She says the hospital gave the impression she was simplyin caring for a preemie. Signed the papers, that what was going to son would be given the best care possible and that even withreme as it was, that it would be okay because i had all of this help. Says, that the support study was actually a nst fragile of test subjects 1300 extremely premature infants. Bernita lewiaby, christian, in the support study at the same hospital. Bernita christian was born yl how much did he weigh . Bernita he was 1 lb, 9 oz. Aryl she says a hospital worker told her the study was just to collect data. Bernita she asked would i be interested in christian being in they wanted to use his medicale future. And i tod use any records they wantedll you there was a possible risk of death . Bernita no, there were no risks discussed. Sharyl support stands for Surfactant Positive Airway Pressure and Pulse Oximetry randomized trial. Funded with 20. 8 million tax dollars, it wa
Were supposed to offer a nonprofit alternative to private insurance, have essentially been strangled by the private insurers and by congress. 10 out of the 23 have are to close many more are expected to close in the next few months or years. They will probably never viable long term. It was a little like the peewee football he going against the nfl. Amy we will speak with dr. Steffie woolhandler as well as the head of the colorado coop that is going under, and insurance whistleblower Wendell Potter on why health care coops are failing. In a new documentary reveals why the u. S. Has become on of the leading tax shelters of the superrich. We are the 99 . We are the 99 . Invest int money to our country, to invest in people, and their not doing it anymore. As a nurse, i would say theyre probably mentally ill. It is not normal to hoard all that money. Require us to pay in the u. K. , we pay 6 million were not accusing you of being illegal, we are accusing you of being immoral. Amy we will s
Health care coops, which were supposed to offer a nonprofit alternative to private insurance, have essentially been strangled by the private insurers and by congress. 10 out of the 23 have are to close many more are expected to close in the next few months or years. They will probably never viable long term. It was a little like the peewee football he going against the nfl. Amy we will speak with dr. Steffie woolhandler as well as the head of the colorado coop that is going under, and insurance whistleblower Wendell Potter on why health care coops are failing. In a new documentary reveals why the u. S. Has become on of the leading tax shelters of the superrich. We are the 99 . We are the 99 . Invest int money to our country, to invest in people, and their not doing it anymore. As a nurse, i would say theyre probably mentally ill. It is not normal to hoard all that money. Require us to pay in the u. K. , we pay 6 million were not accusing you of being illegal, we are accusing you of bei
Columbus committed heinous crimes. Quickly gives the Indigenous People. Lanes of natives. Please reconsider. If this is a menu want to honor. Well last monday, the Seattle City Council unanimously adopted a resolution to celebrate the second monday in october as Indigenous Peoples day. Well go to seattle to speak with socialist city Councilmember Kshama sawant, one of the resolutions sponsors. Sawant helped win a 15 an hour minimum wage for all workers in seattle. Well also look at a new report called the glass floor Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry. Worker, 2. 15 an hour is just not going to cut it. This will definitely help eliminate a lot of the injustice we are expensing as women in the industry, a lot of Sexual Harassment. One day i will feel like i dont have to take it. Among our guests, eve ensler all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A nurse in dallas, texas has become the first person to