According to the news report, Rebekah Brewis accused the hospital of failing to provide proper treatment for her gender identity disorder and sheltering her in an all-male ward under constant staff monitoring. Ms. Brewis requested a court order that would require the hospital to provide her with proper care, which the state eventually denied. Later, a circuit court judge overruled the state’s decision to toss the case.
However, the circuit judge’s decision may have come too late, as a state attorney wrote a letter to the judge stating Ms. Brewis’ impending discharge gives no reason for a case hearing, according to the news report. Ms. Brewis is open to all legal options, including a civil suit, against the hospital. For now, she plans to move to a residential treatment facility in Portland, Ore., according to the news report.
Read the news report about the gender discrimination lawsuit against Oregon State Hospital.
Read other coverage about hospital lawsuits:
– California Physician Sues Hospital for Retaliation After He Charged Poor Quality of Care
– Virginia’s Inova Health Settles Allegations of Not Providing Sign Language Interpreters
– Deaf Women Sue Maryland Hospital for Denying an Interpreter
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