Sentosa nurses get more support
May 1, 2008 -- Got something to say?
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The nurses have asked the four-judge panel to issue a “writ of prohibition,” arguing the prosecution breaches federal labor law and free speech and anti-slavery amendments to the Constitution. A rare move, the writ, if granted, would strip Suffolk courts of jurisdiction. If the panel decides for the nurses, the indictment would be dismissed. “Our main contention is that as a general principle we oppose criminalization of nursing actions that are more appropriately viewed through professional standards or civil action,” said Mary McNamara, spokeswoman for the 160,000-member American Nurses Association.
The nurses quit their posts in 2006 to protest recruitment violations.
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