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Patients and committee press for clearer access to sterilization and hysterectomy care; bill recommended for further work
Summary
After two public testimonies describing long histories of endometriosis and delayed care, the House Health committee voted to recommend HB1067 for future legislation, asking sponsors to refine language so patient rights are protected without unintended drafting problems.
Two women provided emotional testimony about endometriosis and barriers to care as the House Committee on Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs considered HB1067, a bill about patients’ access to sterilization treatment.
"I began experiencing pain so intense, it felt like a serrated knife was slicing and twisting through my abdomen," testified Lindsay Taylor Jackson, who described years of misdiagnosis, frequent ER visits and…
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