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No Moral Conscience: The Hospital for Sick Children and the Death of Lisa Shore
No Moral Conscience The Hospital for Sick Children and the Death of Lisa Shore Author:Sharon Shore WHY DID LISA DIE? When her parents brought 10-year-old Lisa Shore to a world-renowned children's hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening pain, they expected, as any parents would, she would receive competent and compassionate care. Less than 12 hours later, Lisa was dead. Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children denied any responsibility, ... more »even after an inquest jury found that Lisa's death was a homicide. Unwilling to admit that two of its employees had been grossly negligent, the hospital and its lawyers instead tried to paint Lisa's mother as an obsessed fanatic intent on destroying the careers of two conscientious nurses. NO MORAL CONSCIENCE is a harrowing account of an innocent child's death and her grieving mother's battle for justice. Augmented by Lisa's medical records, newspaper articles, and court transcripts, this remarkable memoir speaks to an ordinary woman's struggle for survival and truth.« less