A couple in New Zealand had their Subaru stolen with their newborn daughter’s placenta inside. Fortunately, the car was recovered in good condition, and baby Ella’s placenta was unharmed. The family is “ecstatic”, as they can now bury her placenta alongside 19 other family placentas on her great-grandparents’ property.
Imagine, a family burial plot for placentas, […]

I am so excited to write that Sunrise Hospital has decided to release the placenta to the mother! Our press release: DESPITE COURT RULING, SUNRISE HOSPITAL NOT MOTHER-FRIENDLY, was sent out yesterday, and today the mother filed the paperwork for an injunction to stop them from destroying the placenta. The paperwork also included her complaint, […]

Sunrise Hospital has once again refused to give a young couple their baby’s placenta. The parents were told they have two weeks to produce the court order or the hospital will be tossing it into a big bin with all the other placentas to await its inevitable incineration. This is a living organ, one that […]

Anne Swanson emerged triumphantly from Sunrise Hospital on Wednesday afternoon with her baby’s placenta tucked safely away in a white styrofoam cooler prominently branded with bright orange biohazard stickers.
This case has been at the forefront of my mind for nearly four months, so it’s a little hard to believe that it’s all over. I am […]

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We will be parking near the SE corner of Maryland Parkway and Desert Inn, then meeting near the doors of the Maternal Health unit of Sunrise Hospital. My phone is 702.947.0879 if you need it. I plan to arrive by 12:45.
See you there!
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On Wednesday August 1, Anne Swanson will go to […]

David Lee, the attorney representing Anne Swanson, started the proceedings by saying there is no law on the points of this case, that it instead had to be decided on common sense. John Bailey, the attorney for Sunrise Hospital, said they based their decision to refuse to release the placenta on the fact that a […]

Judge Susan Johnson decided to grant Anne Swanson’s request for possession of her baby’s placenta!
We are both thrilled at this outcome. The judge only had to rule today whether the injunction was granted, which would stop the hospital from destroying the placenta. She went one step further and issued that Anne should be given back […]

The hearing for the injunction that Anne Swanson filed against Sunrise Hospital is tomorrow morning at the Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Avenue. I am going to be there to support Anne, and am very interested in what the judge will have to say regarding the hospital holding her baby’s placenta for the past three […]

The hearing for the injunction filed against Sunrise Hospital by Anne Swanson has been postponed to July 17.
This will give us ample time to prepare our case. We are still looking for additional expert witnesses in the event the case goes to trial. If you are a medical professional willing to sign an affadavit or […]

Anne Swanson has officially acquired legal counsel in the fight against Sunrise Hospital for her baby’s placenta. The current court date is June 21, but apparently the lawyers for the hospital have requested an extension, so that may change. We are hopeful that the hospital has indeed saved her placenta at this point, though we […]