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Caregiver Convicted in Starvation Death of Woman with Down Syndrome
Florence Girard, a woman with Down syndrome, died of starvation in 2018 under the care of Astrid Dahl, who was subsequently convicted. Dahl testified at a coroner's inquest that policies prioritizing Girard's right to refuse medical care, along with her strong aversion to hospitals, prevented timely...
Caregiver Convicted in Starvation Death of Woman with Down Syndrome
Florence Girard, a woman with Down syndrome, died of starvation in 2018 under the care of Astrid Dahl, who was subsequently convicted. Dahl testified at a coroner's inquest that policies prioritizing Girard's right to refuse medical care, along with her strong aversion to hospitals, prevented timely...
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