Florida lawmakers are seeking to change a law that keeps families from suing for medical malpractice if their loved ones die.
Efforts to repeal a Florida law that has been on the books for more than three decades are picking up steam.
“I get a call. And it's from a lady at the hospital, and she says, ‘Sabrina, your dad is Code Blue. He has no pulse and he's not breathing. We need to know what you want us to do.’ I said, ‘I think you have the wrong person. I just spoke with my dad 19 minutes ago.’ And she said, ‘No, it's your dad.’”“He took an oath to defend the Constitution and our freedom,” Davis said.
Had her father survived, he could have sued. But because he died and wasn't married and didn't have any children under the age of 25 -- Davis was 30 at the time -- his family was barred from filing a medical negligence case.
“They gave him a $7,500 fine and continuing education classes. I don't know what continuing education class this doctor hasn't taken in 40 years. To me, that's not enough. That was a slap on the wrist,” Davis said. “But I don't believe that it's enough to make him do better. And that's where the problem falls. If we want good doctors, we need to raise the standard of care. Because without motivation to do better, more people are going to die.
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