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FMRA - Speaking up for the constitutional rights of Floridians

January is turning out to be an epic month for Florida Medical Rights Association. We are working hard to bring awareness of Florida's Wrongful Death Act to legislators, press and the public. Following a meeting with our President, Debbie Sowden, we received a request for information from Representative Smith on Florida's legislative healthcare committee for their upcoming meeting. Additionally, Melody Page, Chairman and Glenn Compton, Secretary; have been accepted to spea

Where politicians stand on Florida Free Kill

Dear Families of Florida Free Kill Victims and Florida Medical Rights Association Supporters, Election Day is near and while I would never tell anyone what to believe in or how to vote, I wanted to share with you which politicians have verbally committed to supporting a Bill to amend Florida's Free Kill Law and who has not. We have reached out to many Senators and House Representatives. The vast majority have not responded. Several responded that they would be willing to me

Current Florida Free Kill Victims

We are living in an age of change, a time where people are fed up with social injustices that often occur against American citizens in favor of for-profit corporations bottom line results. The medical industry is no stranger to this problem. While the medical profession is full of caring people, their success is overshadowed by a lack of accountability in the State of Florida that too often costs people their lives. Florida's Wrongful Death Act, Statute 768.21(8) has not go

Supreme Court Upholds Free Kill in Florida

In 1993, Morris Mizrahi allegedly suffered a wrongful death at North Miami Medical Center due to medical malpractice. Upon death, Mr. Mizrahi's children wanted answers and justice. They wanted what any normal loving family would want in the case of medical malpractice causing death would want, accountability. But under Florida law, there was none to be had. They learned the grave truth; that under Florida law, adult children of the deceased are unable to file suit and seek

Project Billboard - Lets Do It!

The FMRA team members have been working hard in the background gearing up for lobbying to change the Wrongful Death Act in Florida. In January, 2019 we aim to put up a billboard in Florida's capital, Tallahassee. The billboard will read this or similar (we will be taking votes on a few options): Are You a Florida Free Kill? Visit www.FloridaFreeKill.org to find out if you your death may be legally unaccounted for in the case of wrongful or negligent death during a hospital

Increase Your Chances of Exiting a Florida Hospital Alive

Florida Medical Rights Association is a health policy advocacy organization, whose bottom line goal is to improve patient safety in Florida hospitals. Our first act is to get Florida's statute 768.21(8) amended. The accountability levels are a problem in Florida One challenge we face in Florida is that the only organization legally policing individual medical files with errors is the hospital administration staff, where the very offenders are employed. Self policing doesn

The End of Florida Free Kill is Near

Welcome to Florida, the Sunshine State, where doctors and medical facilities are not held accountable when their patients die due to medical errors they make that cause death. Now as a full Florida Nonprofit in the process of becoming a 501c(4), Florida Medical Rights Association (formerly Dad's Daisies/Two Daughters) is making great strides. Since you haven't heard much from us lately, I just want to share what we are up to in the background: Debbie had a great meeting with

How Not To Become a Statistic of Wrongful Death by Medical Error

Florida Medical Rights Association is an advocacy organization, whose bottom line goal is to improve patient safety in Florida hospitals. "The accountability levels are a problem in Florida" States Melody, Board Chair and co-founder of FMRA. "The bottom line is that Florida's Free Kill law increases medical errors, and these are too often deadly." Medical error is currently listed by the NIH as the 3rd leading cause of death in America. Many deaths caused by medical error

Florida Medical Rights Association - A Grassroots NonProfit for Changing Free Kill in Florida

Florida Medical Rights Association is a Florida Registered NonProfit born from the efforts of Dad's Daisies and Unspoken Voice. With support from all over the State of Florida, we have taken the next step and will soon become a full 501c4. Our mission is to have Florida's Wrongful Death Act amended. We are happy to announce our new Board of Directors. A team of qualified individuals who truly believe in righting the wrongs of Florida's Free Kill Law. Debbie Sowden - Presid

2.3m College Free Kills in Florida

Everybody makes mistakes, it's just a fact of life. Sometimes mistakes, especially those made by health care workers cause the untimely death of patients. In Florida, 53% of those deaths by medical error fall into the category of a Free Kill. In the state of Florida roughly 2.3 million young adults are are enrolled in college. According to Florida's Wrongful Death Act, there is zero accountability required if medical malpractice should occur causing the death of an unmarri

FLORIDA MEDICAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
A FLORIDA REGISTERED NONPROFIT, AWAITING RESPONSE ON A 501C3

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