Word: washburne
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...latest round of litigation in the Baby Jane Doe case was initiated by A. Lawrence Washburn Jr., 48, an attorney whom Baby Jane's parents have come to see as their tormentor. In mid-October, Washburn, a longtime antiabortion activist, first sued to force doctors to ignore the parents' decision and correct by surgery some of the birth defects that now limit the infant's life expectancy to two years. The state's highest court ruled that, as an outsider, Washburn had no standing to sue and that there was no need to take decisions about...
...suit, filed in federal court, demands an injunction that would force her Long Island hospital to go to court to fight any parent's decision to reject life-prolonging surgery for a seriously handicapped newborn. Washburn alleges that Baby Jane is but one of approximately 300 babies who are victims of a nationwide effort by hospitals and doctors to justify "infanticide." Washburn's is the second federal suit brought in the Long Island case. The other was filed by the Federal Government, which sought access to Baby Jane's medical records to determine if she was being...
Explaining his tenacious involvement, Washburn says, "This problem of treating a handicapped infant differently from other infants needed the light of day." Baby Jane's parents, who believe that their decision has been subjected to the light of more than enough scrutiny, are now considering seeking a court order "to stop this incessant filing of lawsuits," according to their attorney...
...Lawrence Washburn Jr., a lawyer and right-to-life activist, was tipped off about the case, presumably by a hospital employee; he sued to force an operation. A local judge ruled in his favor, but the state's highest court, labeling Washburn's participation in the case "offensive," said that he had had no standing to sue. The parents of Baby Jane Doe thought their legal agony was over...
Under the coaching of Ted Washburn, never known for going lightly on his rowers, the top boat last year transformed itself from "a disaster" [as Hanson puts it] early in the year to a Henley-caliber crew by the summer. Hanson hopes he can improve his sculling in the same way before the Canadian Olympic trials in May. "I want to see how good I could get in a single," he says, "and the Olympics came along at the right time for me to give it a try... I love this sport, and I love to see myself make progress...