Lisa Pond

Miami hospital to meet with GLBT health advocates in response to issue involving dying lesbian mom

The South Florida Blade reports on a meeting between executives at Jackson Memorial Hospital and GLBT health advocates:

"According to the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association’s James Beaudreau, 'In addition to making sure that visitation policies are inclusive of same-sex partners and their children, and that the definition of family in visitation policies does not restrict visitors to biological family members, we hope to persuade the hospital to:


Janice Langbehn meets man who received her late partner’s heart

Janice Langbehn made national news two years ago when she wasn’t allowed to be with her dying partner of 18 years, Lisa Pond, at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital. Lambda Legal later sued JMH on behalf of Langbehn and the couple’s children.


Lambda Legal sues Florida hospital for mistreatment of deceased lesbian’s family

Lambda Legal has filed a lawsuit against Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami for the negligent and outrageous treatment towards the family of Lisa Pond, a lesbian whose partner of 18 years and their three children were not allowed to see her as she slipped into a coma and died.


Lesbian mom fights for justice in partner's death. Mother and kids denied visitation with dying partner in Florida hospital

A year ago Janice Langbehn's partner of nearly 18 years was pronounced brain dead after being stricken with a brain aneurysm. While at Jackson Memorial Hospital - in Miami - she was met with prejudice and apathy. Janice and her family were consistently denied visitation and didn't see her partner, Lisa Pond, until many hours after she was admitted. Lambda Legal has officially sent a notice of intent to sue to the hospital on Janice's behalf.


Hospital Responds

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To: Proud Parenting
From: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital

Thank you for taking the time to send us your comments.

Jackson Memorial Hospital strives to treat all patients and their families with respect and dignity. As the only safety-net hospital in Miami-Dade County, we provide the same, high-level of care to all patients who come through our doors, regardless of their ability to pay, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.


I couldn't see my dying partner: A Miami hospital reacts slowly to recognizing lesbians as a couple during traumatic ordeal

A few months ago, a Washington state family with two moms was living a great life.

But after nearly 18 years together, one was stricken with a brain aneurysm and died. The family says the way they were treated by a Miami hospital compounded their shock and grief.


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