{"id":2808,"date":"2021-04-20T15:36:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T22:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/kudererarchive\/?p=2808"},"modified":"2021-04-20T15:47:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T22:47:22","slug":"kuderers-pregnant-patient-protections-act-headed-to-the-governors-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/kudererarchive\/2021\/04\/20\/kuderers-pregnant-patient-protections-act-headed-to-the-governors-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuderer\u2019s Pregnant Patient Protections Act headed to the governor\u2019s desk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kuderer\u2019s Pregnant Patient Protections Act headed to the governor\u2019s desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OLYMPIA \u2013 A bill that would protect pregnant patients\u2019 access to health care during urgent medical situations was approved by the Senate on Tuesday and is headed to the governor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5140&amp;Year=2021\">Senate Bill 5140<\/a>, sponsored by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/kudererarchive\/\">Sen. Patty Kuderer<\/a>\u00a0(D-Bellevue), would bar hospitals from prohibiting health care providers from providing health care services related to miscarriage management and treatment for ectopic pregnancies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWomen need to be safe, feel safe, and receive the best possible health care during pregnancy,\u201d said Kuderer. \u201cPregnant patients should never have their lives put in jeopardy by having urgent medical care delayed or denied.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An amendment added by the House changed a provision related to reimbursement of attorneys\u2019 fees. The Senate concurred with those changes with today\u2019s vote, clearing the way for the bill to be signed by the governor.<\/p>\n<p>Under current law, religiously affiliated hospitals may delay or deny critical medical care if such care is deemed in conflict with religious beliefs. Pregnant patients would then be required to seek health care from another provider, resulting in a delay or potential denial of urgent medical care.<\/p>\n<p>Delayed or denied health care could lead to additional serious health issues that may not have occurred if the patient had received timely health care from the original provider.<\/p>\n<p>Stories of delayed and denied care were <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/SenPattyKuderer\/posts\/724408414912719?__tn__=-R\">shared during committee testimony<\/a> on SB 5140. One such story includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/rewirenewsgroup.com\/article\/2019\/09\/25\/miscarriage-catholic-hospital\/\">Bellingham mental health counselor, Alison,<\/a> who nearly lost her life due to pregnancy complications. Rather than receiving immediate care, Alison\u2019s doctor consulted with the hospital\u2019s ethics committee. Alison ended up having a miscarriage in a bathroom.<\/p>\n<p>Patients may be placed at even greater risk of COVID-19 exposure with repeated hospital visits. The potential for severe COVID-19 symptoms among pregnant patients means this issue is even more urgent now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMiscarriages and ectopic pregnancies are far more common than most people think,\u201d said Kuderer. \u201cIn my own family, my sister experienced an ectopic pregnancy and my mother went through a miscarriage. If their care had been delayed or denied by one of these hospitals, they might have died. This is about health equity and ensuring pregnant patients have access to medical care when they need it the most.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bill would go into effect on July 25 if it is signed by the governor.<\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/SenPattyKuderer\/posts\/724408414912719?__tn__=-R\">Committee testimony, Sen. Kuderer floor speech in support of SB 5140<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuderer\u2019s Pregnant Patient Protections Act headed to the governor\u2019s desk OLYMPIA \u2013 A bill that would protect pregnant patients\u2019 access to health care during urgent medical situations was approved by the Senate on Tuesday and is headed to the governor\u2019s office. Senate Bill 5140, sponsored by\u00a0Sen. Patty Kuderer\u00a0(D-Bellevue), would bar hospitals from prohibiting health care providers from providing health care services related to miscarriage management and treatment for ectopic pregnancies. \u201cWomen need to be safe, feel safe, and receive the best possible health care during pregnancy,\u201d said Kuderer. \u201cPregnant patients should never have their lives put in jeopardy by having&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":2810,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-news-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kuderer\u2019s Pregnant Patient Protections Act headed to the governor\u2019s desk - Patty Kuderer Archive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/kudererarchive\/2021\/04\/20\/kuderers-pregnant-patient-protections-act-headed-to-the-governors-desk\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kuderer\u2019s Pregnant Patient Protections Act headed to the governor\u2019s desk - Patty Kuderer Archive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kuderer\u2019s Pregnant Patient Protections Act headed to the governor\u2019s desk OLYMPIA \u2013 A bill that would protect pregnant patients\u2019 access to health care during urgent medical situations was approved by the Senate on Tuesday and is headed to the governor\u2019s office. 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