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Legislation designed to encourage people to seek medical assistance

TIFFANY L. PARKS, Daily Reporter Staff Writer

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<br> Inspired by the passing of 21-year-old Sara Lewandoski in 2007, an Ohio lawmaker has introduced a bill designed to prevent a similar loss of life.  House Bill 575, sponsored by Rep. Timothy DeGeeter, would modify current Ohio Revised Code to specify that when a court is sentencing a person for certain drug offenses, it should take into consideration situations in which medical assistance had been sought due to a drug overdose.

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Date Published: September 10, 2010

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