In Oregon, healthcare facilities will now be allowed to return amputated body parts to patients, motivated by cultural, spiritual, or religious convictions.
But Wewa said cremated remains wouldn’t suffice for some patients, leading them to turn down life-saving procedures.
"It has led to, unfortunately, the death of some of our people because they’ve chosen not to get an amputation," Wewa said, and"our community, the family of the deceased, had to live with that trauma of losing their loved one."and manager of caregiver inclusion and experience at St. Charles, said the health system interviewed nearly 80 tribal members last year to get their thoughts on how state law should change.
"The overall picture that we got from community members was that, ‘We should have our amputated body parts back. That’s the way it was before Oregon law, those are our traditions and customs,’" Tippett said. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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