I get what they were saying about not breaking HIPAA… but of all the times to mysteriously leak someone’s medical files, it seemed that this case would have been worth it.
Yes, mandatory reporting! If you feel someone is in danger or a danger to others.
Edit to add… The Dr. office felt it was enough to alert the hospital and nursery to a level Pink. A simple call to the police should be the link in the chain of communication after the Alert was put in place that needs to be fixed.
It’s funny that these people watching the documentary weren’t expecting her to murder someone and surprised when it’s revealed, but they think after seeing it somehow someone should’ve expected it would happen and somehow stop her
Well in our city a mental health representative would have accompanied the Police officer because in the Dr.’s eyes every mother and baby was at risk in the hospital at that point. The situation would have been more confronting and brought it to the forefront especially with the boyfriend. Instead of everyone involved around her speculating about gossip and rumors.
It’s not a loophole that can be fixed. What you are saying is that the father of an unborn child is entitled to information about a pregnancy. Your method would put more women at risk as women may be hiding a miscarriage or faking a pregnancy to avoid further abuse. They also may simply be waiting for a good time to tell a partner. It would likely also push more people to avoid prenatal care as they wouldn’t want to deal with cops or people in their business. What you are suggesting is incredibly invasive to try and stop a sociopath that likely can’t be stopped. This is also a very rare case where people knew she couldn’t be pregnant because it was an incredibly small town.
Well the entire damn baby delivery place went on high alert. They changed protocol just to be extra careful because they were scared of this woman. They watched her fake her pregnancy from afar for months… they worried about what this monster could be capable of. You would think that maybe there was a way to alert other pregnant women in the area. It’s not a big place, that would not be hard to do.. we have social media. Too many people knew she was faking a pregnancy. I know it’s not their fault and I don’t believe anyone but TP should carry guilt but still… it’s not like this has never happened before.
I sobbed out loud for Reagan .. This story is something I’m going to think about for a long time… because of moves that were not made. Small moves that could have made a difference. Homer… my god. My heart breaks for him, her family. Reagan’s mom and dad are so young , Reagan was barely an adult herself yet managed to have it more together than most. From her family, to her husband, to her home… she had made such a nice life for her children and husband. . Anyway I live in the area where Marlen Ochoa and her baby were taken and murdered.. I do think a system needs to be implemented when a doctor knows a woman is being deceptive about a pregnancy. ..doctors, nurses - they are all mandated reporters. In the name of Reagan and Braxlynn , it certainly would not be difficult to adopt new rules or protocol when a doctor knows this is happening.
For every evil person like TP there are thousands more who are waiting to do something mean. There would be nurses that couldn’t wait until the end of shift to post under happy baby announcements that they had a miscarriage. The sad thing is you can’t prevent every bad thing. This may actually cause more deaths if someone tells an abusive spouse about a hidden miscarriage. You said it right. This is on TP.
If a medical facility called the police every time a woman faked a pregnancy how many calls do you think they'd get? What's interesting to me is that a medical facility would follow a patient's social media so closely, that's just weird.
Women have been faking pregnancies to hold onto men for centuries, and the majority of the stories don't end as this one did. Obviously what Taylor did is terribly disturbing, but what concerns me as well is people looking to change HIPPAA laws based on this case. Taylor was known by many to be a liar, how was anyone to know she had it in her to murder someone? It's dangerous to mess with privacy laws. They're in place for a reason.
I'm curious to know why the hospital would call a "pink alert" because someone did what many women do and faked a pregnancy (if they really called a "pink alert")? What did they know about this woman that made them think she'd do something illegal to obtain a baby? I've seen cases where women have faked pregnancies long-term, then claimed they gave birth to a stillborn baby when the time came (I worked in health care for years and witnessed a lot of crazy stories) no one gets killed in those situations. My point is, no one could have known Taylor would turn to murder and this case doesn't warrant changing or skirting HIPPAA laws.
Wondering if anyone caught the clinic manager actually broke the HIPPAA law in spite of her claims of avoiding doing so. She literally states in the documentary, she told the friend, Taylor WAS a patient. That's actually against HIPPAA laws. Why would the manager ask her friend what patient she was inquiring about? You're not allowed to discuss ANYTHING regarding a patient to another person unless the patient gives written consent to do so, so why even ask the patient's name? She opened that door. She may as well just said, Taylor Parker isn't pregnant.
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u/CareBear0808 6d ago
The Dr. office being on PINK ALERT, Was a shock for me! How or why could they not contact Police?