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When Doctors Play God: Have Parents Lost Control of Their Children's Medical Decisions? - with Sandi Enzminger and Sheryl Crosier
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simonslaw.orgSheryl@simonslawSandi@simonslawSheryl Crosier never expected to become an advocate for parental rights in medical decision-making. Then she discovered that doctors had placed a Do Not Resuscitate order on her infant son Simon without her knowledge or consent after diagnosing him with trisomy 18. The medical staff had decided his life wasn't worth saving simply because of his chromosomal condition.This heartbreaking revelation launched Cheryl on a mission to ensure no other parent would be stripped of their right to make critical medical decisions for their children. The result was Simon's Law—groundbreaking legislation requiring healthcare providers to obtain explicit parental permission before placing DNR orders in a minor child's medical chart.Joined by fellow advocate Sandi Enzminger, whose daughter Tabitha also has trisomy 18 but is thriving at six and a half years old, Cheryl shares the painful details of discovering how medical professionals quietly withheld treatment from h