Toledo Legal News - News Legislation designed to encourage people to seek medical assistance
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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