Woman on AIDS Drugs Dies; Her Family Sues
From Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. —
The family of a pregnant woman who died while taking experimental AIDS drugs to protect her baby from getting the disease is suing the doctors, drug makers and hospitals involved in the study for $10 million.
Joyce Ann Hafford’s mother and sister allege in the suit filed Tuesday that doctors continued to give Hafford the drug regimen despite signs of liver failure.
A spokeswoman at Regional Medical Center in Memphis said hospital policy prevented them from commenting on the suit.
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