Baby Samaria Sauls: NICU Death in Fort Worth — Missing Organs Allegation & A Family Demanding Answers

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Imagine this.
You're a parent standing outside

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a locked hospital door,
listening to the muffled rhythm

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of machines you don't control,
staring at a hallway where

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people in scrubs move fast but
won't say your baby's name.

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You came to visit like you
always do.

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You came with the kind of hope
only parents of premature babies

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understand, the hope that gets
rebuilt every single day in the

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neonatal intensive care unit,
piece by piece, oz by oz, breath

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by breath.
You're already living inside

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fear, but you've trained
yourself to swallow it because

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your child needs you steady.
You need to believe in progress.

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You need to believe in she's
getting stronger.

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You need to believe that the
hardest part is behind you.

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Now imagine a nurse stops you
and says you can't go back there

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because a sterile procedure is
happening.

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Imagine you accept that answer
for a moment, because you're

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trying not to be the difficult
parent.

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You're trying to be respectful.
You're trying to trust the

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people with the badges, the
credentials, the keys, and the

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authority.
And then imagine the minute

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stretching and stretching and
stretching.

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Imagine the moment you start to
feel it in your chest, that

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silent alarm that parents talk
about, the one that doesn't come

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from a monitor.
It comes from your gut.

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Imagine you ask again and the
answers don't answer.

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Imagine you realize you're not
being updated, you're being

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managed.
Imagine the information only

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comes when you chase it down.
Imagine that you have to fight

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inside a hospital just to find
out what's happening to your own

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child.
Now imagine you finally learn

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your baby is in distress.
Imagine you learn that someone

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noticed something earlier.
Pale skin, a change that didn't

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look right, and you find out not
in real time, but later, after

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the window for urgency has
already closed.

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Imagine your baby girl dies in a
place that was supposed to

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protect her.
Imagine you walk out of that

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hospital with your arms empty,
carrying a grief so heavy it

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feels physical, like it has
weight and temperature and

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teeth.
And now imagine the part that

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turns grief into horror.
Imagine days later, you're at

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the Funeral Home trying to do
the unthinkable final

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arrangements for your infant,
trying to stay upright long

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enough to make decisions no
parent should ever have to make.

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Imagine you think the hospital
part is over, and now you can at

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least lay your baby to rest with
dignity.

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And then imagine you're told
your baby arrived without her

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organs.
Imagine you never authorized

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organ removal beyond whatever
you believed you signed for.

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Imagine you never consented to
your child being returned to you

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incomplete.
Imagine, you ask, where are her

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organs, and the answers sound
like silence.

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Wearing a suit.
Imagine that the very last thing

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you can do for your child, bury
her, has been invaded by

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questions you shouldn't have to
ask.

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And the darkest thought, the
thought nobody wants to say out

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loud, but everybody thinks the
second they hear missing organs

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comes crawling into your mind
like smoke.

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If they can take organs from my
baby without telling me, what

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else can they do?
Who has access?

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Who profits?
Who decides what a black child's

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body is worth after her last
breath?

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This is no tears for black
girls.

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I'm Samantha Paul, and today we
are telling the story of baby

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Samaria Sauls and the family
demanding answers after her

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death in a neonatal intensive
care unit in Fort Worth, TX.

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Answers about what happened,
answers about what wasn't

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communicated, and answers about
why her body was allegedly sent

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to the Funeral Home without her
organs.

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This episode is based on public
reporting and on family

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statements shared publicly,
including court and advocacy

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materials tied to their efforts.
Where claims are allegations, I

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will say so.
Our focus is simple

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accountability and bringing
attention back to the families

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whose pain gets minimized the
moment the headlines fade.

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Samaria Sauls was one of twin
girls.

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According to the family's
GoFundMe fundraiser, the twins

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were born prematurely on October
23rd, 2025.

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Their mother, Samaria Bates, and
their father, Kenneth Sauls,

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were told the girls needed time.
Time to grow stronger, time to

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feed, time to gain weight, time
to cross the invisible finish

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line that turns NICU baby into
going home baby.

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The family says the girls did
not have major complications

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beyond being born early.
They were in the neonatal

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intensive care unit at Texas
Health Harris Methodist Hospital

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in Fort Worth, TX 6 weeks is a
long time to live inside a

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hospital schedule.
It is a long time to measure

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love and visits, hand sanitizer,
quiet prayers and tiny diapers.

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It is a long time to watch your
child fight for basic things

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most babies do automatically.
But it's also a long time to

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build hope.
Because in those weeks you start

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to plan again.
You start to imagine your baby

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in sunlight instead of
fluorescent light.

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You start to picture the car
seat, the crib, the first night

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home.
You start to believe you're

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going to make it.
Then Friday, December 5th, 2025

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came.
A Fort Worth Star Telegram

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report, later republished by
Yahoo News, describes the

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family's concerns about what
happened that day.

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According to that reporting,
Kenneth Sauls went for his daily

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visit to see his daughters.
A nurse stopped him from

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entering, saying a sterile
procedure was occurring.

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The family says communication
that day was not clear, not

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timely and not compassionate,
that they had to fight for

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information and that they
weren't kept informed the way

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parents should be in a medical
emergency involving their child.

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The reporting states Samaria
died at about 7:30 in the

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evening.
The family says the hospital

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told them the cause was
necrotizing enterocolitis, often

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shortened to NECA, life
threatening illness in newborns

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that involves severe
inflammation and injury to the

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intestines.
NEC is real, it is serious, and

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it is terrifying, especially for
premature infants.

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But what families want to know
in cases like this is not just

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the name of a condition.
They want the timeline.

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They want to know when the first
signs were noticed.

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They want to know when doctors
were notified.

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They want to know what
interventions were attempted and

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when.
They want to know whether

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urgency matched the moment.
And that is where the family's

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questions sharpen.
Because on social media and in a

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message shared publicly that we
were asked to amplify, Samaria's

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aunt describes a sequence that
has haunted the family.

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A visit around noon, a baby
described as pale, and

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allegations that the baby
appeared pale much earlier in

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the morning.
In the family's view, that gap

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between what was seen and when
action was taken is not a minor

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detail.
It is the difference between a

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chance and a tragedy.
Now I want to pause here and be

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clear about something.
When a baby dies, families often

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receive partial answers,
clinical phrases, and closed

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doors.
Hospitals cite privacy.

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Staff close ranks.
Parents are left with fragments.

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And in that vacuum, every
unanswered question becomes a

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wound that won't close.
But even with that being true,

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nothing prepares a family for
what came next.

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The family consented to an
autopsy.

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And here is where the story
splits into two realities that

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can both be true at the same
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Reality #1 Autopsies, by
definition involve the removal

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of organs for examination.
That is standard medical

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practice.
In the Star Telegram reporting,

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Doctor Reed Quinton, the
president of the National

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Association of Medical
Examiners, is quoted explaining

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that autopsies always involve
organ removal and that organs

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can be retained for further
studies or released with the

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body depending on the consent.
Reality #2 Families can still be

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blindsided by what that means in
practice, especially if the

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consent process was unclear,
rushed, poorly explained, or if

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they did not understand that
autopsy might include the

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hospital retaining organs
afterward.

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Families can feel violated when
they receive a body they believe

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is incomplete, especially when
they say they never authorized

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retention, never received a
clear explanation, and never

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received a transparent inventory
of what was taken, what was kept

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and why.
According to the Star, Telegram

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and Yahoo News reporting,
Kenneth Sauls said he consented

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to a hospital autopsy after his
daughter's death, but he was not

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informed that the organs would
be retained.

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The reporting also states that
the president of Texas Health

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Harris Methodist Hospital, Fort
Worth, called him and told him

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the hospital still had the
baby's organs.

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The hospital declined to comment
publicly on the situation,

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citing patient privacy laws.
The Funeral Home referenced in

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the reporting also declined to
comment.

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And this is the moment where a
family's grief collides with a

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fear that many Black families
know too well.

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The fear that institutions
believe they can do things to

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our bodies and our children's
bodies that they would never do

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to someone else without
explanation, without

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transparency, and without
consequence.

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When a family says our baby came
back without her organs, people

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immediately jumped to one word.
Harvesting, body harvesting,

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organ harvesting, trafficking of
the dead.

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Let me be careful.
We do not have evidence that

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Samaria Sauls was a victim of
organ trafficking.

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We do not have evidence that a
criminal enterprise harvested

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her organs.
What we do have is a family

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saying they did not authorize
what happened, they did not

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understand what they were
consenting to, and they were not

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given clear answers.
And we have public reporting

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acknowledging the organs were
retained and that the hospital

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president told the father the
hospital still had them.

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But here is why the harvesting
fear spread so fast, especially

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in Black communities.
Because history taught us to be

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suspicious.
Black bodies have been exploited

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in the name of medicine,
research, and education since

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the earliest days of American
Medical training, Grave robbing,

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unconsented experimentation,
disrespect, and death.

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Even when the intent wasn't
profit, the reality was the

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same.
A system that did not treat

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black life and black dignity as
fully human.

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And even in modern America,
families are still alleging that

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organs were removed or retained
without proper consent in other

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contexts.
In April of 2024, CNN reported

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on lawsuits from families of
deceased Alabama inmates

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alleging their loved ones bodies
were returned without major

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organs and that families were
not asked for consent to retain

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those organs.
That is a separate situation.

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Different people, different
systems.

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But it shows why families don't
easily accept Trust Us as an

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answer anymore.
When you've seen other families

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say the same thing, your mind
goes to the worst possibility

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immediately because the worst
possibility has happened to

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somebody, somewhere before.
So what does a family do when

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they feel like something is
wrong and the institution that

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holds the answers closes its
mouth?

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They document.
They organize.

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They get loud.
The GoFundMe fundraiser for this

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family is titled Justice for
Samaria.

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Help us Find Answers, organized
by Savia Johnson on behalf of

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Samaria Bates and Kenneth
Saul's.

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In the fundraiser, the family
says Samaria's grandfather

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arrived to visit the twins
around midday on December 5th

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and was denied access because of
a sterile procedure.

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And they describe concerns about
a nurse noticing Samaria looked

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pale earlier that morning.
With delays in reporting and

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notification.
The family says they have not

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been given a clear explanation
of what went wrong.

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They describe attempts to meet
with hospital staff and

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leadership that they say were
unsuccessful.

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They are raising funds to pursue
answers and accountability and

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to prevent other families from
experiencing the same kind of

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silence.
Now I want to do what the family

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asked us to do.
Samaria's grandmother contacted

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us directly and asked us to help
get the word out about their

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efforts, including a March
happening later this month and a

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message she shared asking people
to pray for her family.

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We are not a major network.
We are not backed by billion

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dollar sponsors, but we are loud
where it counts and we are

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consistent.
And when a family asks us to

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help, we do what we can to get
the story out.

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Here is the message posted by
Samaria's aunt.

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I am going to read it exactly as
it appears.

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Please pray for my family.
On October 23rd 2025 my sister

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gave birth to identical twins
girls and the girls were small

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so they were to stay in the NICU
until they reached a certain

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weight.
No health conditions at all.

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On December 5th, 2025, my mom
went to visit the twins around

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noon and noticed 1 was pale,
still laying in the incubator

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and that she was not breathing.
Then was notified by a NICU

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nurse that this was normal and
the baby had been noticeably

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pale allegedly since 8:00 AM.
By the time my mother seen her

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around noon, she had already
been in this state for hours and

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already changing colors.
Deceased on December 12th, 2025.

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We arrived at the Funeral Home
to make final arrangements and

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discovered that my niece arrived
at the Funeral Home without her

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organs.
Consent was never given to the

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hospital to keep her organs.
We were also told that the baby

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did not come from the medical
examiner, but directly from the

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hospital.
Hospitals supposedly performed

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their own private autopsy.
The doctor we need to speak with

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is now on vacation so we have no
access to him until he comes

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back.
We still haven't received a call

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from the hospital stating what
exactly happened to our sweet

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innocent baby who was supposed
to come home this month.

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Please keep my sister in your
prayers.

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This happened at Texas Health
Harris Methodist downtown Fort

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Worth, TX.
As of now, we know of two people

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before us that this has happened
to and one other family while we

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were visiting.
The other twin.

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That is the family speaking in
real time in raw grief, trying

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to make sense of something that
feels senseless.

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Now let's talk about the March.
The family and supporters are

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organizing a peaceful walk in
remembrance of Baby Samaria

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Sauls, the flyer reads.
Please join us in remembrance of

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Baby Samaria Sauls.
It describes it as a peaceful,

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united walk and invites
families, friends, supporters

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and advocates to attend and to
bring signs if able.

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The walk is scheduled for
Saturday, February 21st, 2026.

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2:00 PM is the meet up time.
2:30 PM is when the walk begins.

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The location listed is 910 5th
Ave.

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Fort Worth, TX 76104.
If you are in Texas, if you are

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in driving distance, if you are
someone who believes parents

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should never have to beg for
answers about their baby, show

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up not for spectacle, for
pressure, for solidarity, for

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the kind of presence that tells
a grieving family you are not

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alone.
Now, for those who want to

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support financially, the family
has a GoFundMe.

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The fundraiser is titled Justice
for Samaria.

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Help us find answers.
The organizer listed is Savia

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Johnson.
The easiest way to find it is to

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go to gofundme.com and search
the title Justice for Samaria.

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Help us find Answers.
Now let's talk about what

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families can do in situations
like this.

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Because the truth is many
listeners are hearing this and

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thinking, what would I do if
that was my child?

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First, if your child is in a
hospital, especially in

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intensive care, keep a written
log.

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Dates, times, names, what was
said, what wasn't said.

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Ask for names and spellings.
Ask for titles.

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If someone refuses to give you
their name, write that down to

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ask for the charge nurse.
Ask for the attending physician,

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ask for the patient advocate.
If you feel dismissed, ask again

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and ask louder and bring someone
with you if you can.

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Second, if the worst happens and
a death occurs and you are asked

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to consent to an autopsy, slow
it down.

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Ask for the consent form in
writing.

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Ask someone to explain it line
by line.

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Ask specifically, will any
organs be retained.

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Ask if organs will be returned
to the body.

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Ask where the body goes next.
Ask who transports the body.

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Ask if the medical examiner is
involved.

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Ask what private autopsy means
in that hospital's language.

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Ask for a copy of everything you
sign before you leave the

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building.
Third, request records

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immediately.
Medical records, Nursing notes,

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the timeline of events, lab
results, imaging, medication

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administration records, the Code
Blue record if there was one.

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Hospitals can delay, but paper
trails don't disappear if you

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request them fast and
repeatedly.

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If you can, speak with an
attorney who understands medical

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negligence and hospital records.
4th, if you are told organs were

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retained, demand an itemized
list.

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What organs?
Why?

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Where are they stored?
Under what authority?

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For how long?
Who has chain of custody?

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Ask what policy governs
retention.

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Ask what state law applies.
Ask how and when the organs can

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be released.
Ask what tests are pending.

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And ask for those answers in
writing.

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Because here is the truth.
Some of what families experience

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is not always criminal.
Sometimes it is bureaucratic.

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Sometimes it is policy.
Sometimes it is poor

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communication.
Sometimes it is arrogance.

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But even when it isn't criminal,
it can still be wrong.

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Because families deserve
informed consent, not surprise.

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They deserve dignity, not
confusion.

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They deserve compassion, not
corporate silence.

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And when the families are black,
we have to say the part that the

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polite version avoids.
Black families are often treated

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like they are overreacting until
they are burying someone.

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Black pain is often minimized
until it becomes unignorable,

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and Black grief is often met
with procedure instead of

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humanity.
That is why we keep telling

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these stories because the moment
you stop telling them,

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institutions learn they can wait
you out.

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In the closing moments, I want
to connect this story to the

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bigger pattern because Samaria's
case is not happening in

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isolation.
We have seen lawsuits and

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allegations in other places
where families say their loved

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ones bodies were returned
without organs and without

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meaningful consent.
In Alabama, families of inmates

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alleged organs were removed and
retained without consent,

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according to CNN reporting from
April of 2024.

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Different context, but the same
core wound families saying they

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were not informed, not respected
and not treated like next of kin

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with rights.
And in Texas years earlier,

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there were news reports of
families alleging children's

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organs were harvested without
permission.

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These stories spread because the
fear is not irrational.

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The fear is built on lived
experience systems that do not

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always see Black families as
partners in care, but as

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obstacles to manage.
So here's the message to

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families listening.
Ask questions like your child's

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life depends on it, because it
does.

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Bring a notebook.
Bring a witness.

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Take names, request records.
Don't be intimidated by a

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building full of authority.
Hospitals are not gods.

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They are institutions.
And institutions can be wrong.

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And here's the message to
hospitals and administrators

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listening.
If your policies are ethical,

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then transparency should be
easy.

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If your care is compassionate,
then communication should be

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constant.
If a baby dies and a family has

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to organize a March just to be
heard, you are not delivering

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care.
You are delivering trauma.

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Now, before we go into our
closing announcements, I want to

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say this clearly.
Our hearts are with Samaria

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Bates, Kenneth Saul's, their
surviving twin, and the entire

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family.
And to Samaria's aunt, who

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reached out to us directly,
thank you for trusting us with

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your family's story.
We are doing what we can to get

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it out.
If you want to support the

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family again, search GoFundMe
for Justice for Samaria.

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Help us find answers.
Organized by Savia Johnson and

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if you can show up in person,
The Peaceful Walk is Saturday,

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February 21st, 2026.
Meet up at 2:00 PM.

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Walk begins at 2:30 PM at 910
5th Ave.

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Fort Worth, TX 76104.
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