There should be no need for any parent of a child who has died under directorship of its Ministry to lobby for an Inquiry. The Province's own legislation dictates that it is legally necessary! Why do survivors have to teach the law to Authorities??
For example, Alberta Justice indicates:
"The Medical Examiner's Office investigates all unexplained natural deaths and all unnatural deaths in Alberta under authority of the Fatality Inquiries Act. These deaths represent about 30 per cent of all deaths in the province. Investigations determine the identity of the deceased and the cause, manner and circumstances of death. Findings are used to settle estates in civil and criminal proceedings. All deaths in Alberta which involve cremation, dissection under the Universities Act or shipment out of province require a certificate by the office prior to final disposition of the body. The office is also involved in organ and tissue donation, research, statistics and forensic education. The chief medical examiner, a forensic pathologist, is the head of the program. Fatality inquiries (inquests) are recommended by the Fatality Review Board following a review of case files provided by the office. These inquiries are held in public before a provincial court judge. Facilities exist in Edmonton and Calgary with morgue, investigative, medical records and laboratory units. Outside Edmonton and Calgary, investigations are performed through a partnership between fee-for-service medical examiners (typically family physicians) and police officers acting as medical investigators using local hospital morgue and pathology resources. Where no local facilities exist or are accessible, bodies are examined in either the Edmonton or Calgary offices."
P.S. Forget about asking the Ministry for any support... Go to the Medical Examiner's Office instead. The ME has a Panel who will review the Law and based upon circumstances, grant a Public Fatality Inquiry.
It is important to note that the Public should not be duped into believing - as is suggested here within the article - that death is a natural consequence of a pre-existing medical condtion. Having a disorder does not necessarily pre-dispose a child to death! On the contrary, it is more important to focus on individual medical conditions.
For instance, a child born with a chromosome duplication syndrome. Take, for example, Tetrasomy 18p: In and of itself, the disorder is not fatal! No individual with the syndrome - children, nor adults - have ever succumbed to death beyond one who was under directorship of Ministry.
Rather, neglect to avail the child to needed medical care can and will cause death. This is quite different from blaming death as a natural phenomenom!
Under the scope of law, failure to provide the necessities of life is a criminal act of negligence.
There should be no need for any parent of a child who has died under directorship of its Ministry to lobby for an Inquiry. The Province's own legislation dictates that it is legally necessary! Why do survivors have to teach the law to Authorities??
ReplyDeleteFor example, Alberta Justice indicates:
"The Medical Examiner's Office investigates all unexplained natural deaths and all unnatural deaths in Alberta under authority of the Fatality Inquiries Act. These deaths represent about 30 per cent of all deaths in the province. Investigations determine the identity of the deceased and the cause, manner and circumstances of death. Findings are used to settle estates in civil and criminal proceedings. All deaths in Alberta which involve cremation, dissection under the Universities Act or shipment out of province require a certificate by the office prior to final disposition of the body. The office is also involved in organ and tissue donation, research, statistics and forensic education. The chief medical examiner, a forensic pathologist, is the head of the program. Fatality inquiries (inquests) are recommended by the Fatality Review Board following a review of case files provided by the office. These inquiries are held in public before a provincial court judge. Facilities exist in Edmonton and Calgary with morgue, investigative, medical records and laboratory units. Outside Edmonton and Calgary, investigations are performed through a partnership between fee-for-service medical examiners (typically family physicians) and police officers acting as medical investigators using local hospital morgue and pathology resources. Where no local facilities exist or are accessible, bodies are examined in either the Edmonton or Calgary offices."
P.S. Forget about asking the Ministry for any support... Go to the Medical Examiner's Office instead. The ME has a Panel who will review the Law and based upon circumstances, grant a Public Fatality Inquiry.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally regards to the statement publicized by the newspaper:
ReplyDelete"Six who died were "medically fragile," meaning they had a pre-existing medical condition."
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It is important to note that the Public should not be duped into believing - as is suggested here within the article - that death is a natural consequence of a pre-existing medical condtion. Having a disorder does not necessarily pre-dispose a child to death! On the contrary, it is more important to focus on individual medical conditions.
For instance, a child born with a chromosome duplication syndrome. Take, for example, Tetrasomy 18p: In and of itself, the disorder is not fatal! No individual with the syndrome - children, nor adults - have ever succumbed to death beyond one who was under directorship of Ministry.
Rather, neglect to avail the child to needed medical care can and will cause death. This is quite different from blaming death as a natural phenomenom!
Under the scope of law, failure to provide the necessities of life is a criminal act of negligence.