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1. 1. Anesthesiologists' Right to Speak Out for Patients Upheld by Denver District Court

   www.surgicenteronline.com/hotn - [Cached]

   Published on: 3/12/2003   Last Visited: 12/19/2003

   "The governor has clearly stated that he intends to issue the exemption order despite the evidence that this action will threaten public safety and is contrary to Colorado state law," according to Randall Clark, MD, spokesperson for the Society. "The exemption process requires that any decision be consistent with existing state law and that is simply not the case in Colorado."
   
   "On four of the five issues before the court, the court found the governor's position without merit or expressed skepticism that they had merit," Clark said. "On the remaining issue of timing of CSA's suit, or 'ripeness,' the court agreed with the governor's position that it should not act until the governor had actually sent his exemption letter to Washington, despite the governor's stated intention to do so."
   
   "The judge's decision confirms CSA's right to challenge the governor's action in court, and rejects all but one of the arguments the governor made to avoid judicial review of his action," said Clark.
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   "Our job as physicians, professionals, and as responsible citizens requires us to do all we can to protect patients when they are in the operating room and are most vulnerable," said Clark.