A mother's message and the hospital that didn't want to hear it

18/04/2024 30 min
A mother's message and the hospital that didn't want to hear it

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A woman has lost the ability to speak and is forced to communicate by blinking. From her hospital bed she tries to blink out a request, but hospital staff refuse to help.Background Briefing can reveal that similar situations are playing out in many public health facilities across Australia, as patients pursue their legal right to die, and healthcare workers say "no".