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Lisa McPherson (February 10, 1959 – December 5, 1995) was a member of the Church of Scientology who died of a pulmonary embolism while under the care of the Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc. Following the report of the state of Florida's medical examiner that indicated that Lisa was a victim of negligent homicide, the Church of Scientology was indicted on two felony charges, "abuse and/or neglect of a disabled adult" and "practicing medicine without a license." The charges against the Church of Scientology were dropped after the state's medical examiner changed the cause of death from "undetermined" to an "accident" on June 13, 2000. A civil suit brought by her family against the Church was settled on May 28, 2004.〔 ==Background== In 1994, McPherson, who became a Scientology adherent at age 18,〔(Police interview with Fannie McPherson, Lisa's mother )〕 moved from Dallas, Texas, to Clearwater, Florida, with her employer, AMC Publishing, which was at that time owned by Bennetta Slaughter and operated and staffed primarily by Scientologists. During June 1995, the church placed McPherson in an "introspection rundown" due to perceived mental instability. Lisa completed the rundown, and she attested to the state of Clear in September. On November 18, 1995, McPherson was involved in a minor car accident. Paramedics initially left her alone because she was ambulatory, but after she began to remove her clothes, the paramedics decided to take her to the hospital. She remarked to the paramedics that she had taken off her clothes in hopes of obtaining counseling. Hospital staff agreed that she was unharmed, but recommended keeping her overnight for observation. Following intervention by fellow Scientologists, McPherson refused psychiatric observation or admission at the hospital and checked herself out after a short evaluation.〔 Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Frank Quesada concluded: McPherson was then taken to the Flag Land Base for "rest and relaxation" according to the Church of Scientology,〔Tobin, Thomas C. (November 14, 1998) (Scientology charged in member's death )''St. Petersburg Times''〕 but sworn statements demonstrate that McPherson was brought there for another introspection rundown.〔〔(Lisa McPherson Files - Sworn Statement of Brian J.Anderson , pg 19 )〕 Mark McGarry, an attorney with the Florida Office of the State Attorney, characterized McPherson's stay at the FSO as an "isolation watch":〔 The church accommodated McPherson in a cabana and kept a "24 hours' watch" over her. Detailed logs were kept on McPherson's day-to-day care. These logs were handwritten on plain white paper.〔(Affidavits & Documents | Lisa McPherson )〕 Most of these logs were kept but the logs for the last three days were summarized from the originals and the originals shredded. Brian J. Anderson, the then Commanding Officer of the Church's Office of Special Affairs (OSA) in Clearwater, said in his sworn statement:〔(Lisa McPherson Files - Sworn Statement of Brian J. Anderson ) pg 85〕 McPherson's "care logs" narrate the last seventeen days of her life: she was incoherent and sometimes violent, her nails were cut so she would not scratch herself or the staff, she bruised her fists and feet while hitting the wall. She had trouble sleeping and was being given natural supplements and the drug chloral hydrate to help her sleep. A Church staffer noted that McPherson "looked ill like measles or chicken pox on her face." On repeated occasions she refused food and protein shakes that the staff offered. On November 26 and 30 and December 3 to 4, the staff attempted to force feed her, noting that she spat the food out. She was noted to be very weak, not standing up nor on some days moving at all. Scientologists who questioned this handling were told to "butt out".〔 On December 5, 1995, the Church staffers contacted David Minkoff, a Scientologist medical doctor who twice prescribed McPherson Valium and chloral hydrate without examining her. They requested for him to prescribe an antibiotic to McPherson because she seemed to have an infection. Minkoff refused and stated that McPherson should be taken to a hospital and he needed to see her before prescribing anything.〔 They objected, expressing fear that McPherson would be put under psychiatric care.〔 Dr. Janice Johnson, a senior medical officer at Flag Land Base who was assigned to care for McPherson, stated that McPherson had been gasping and had labored breathing while en route. However they passed a total of four hospitals along the way to their ultimate destination. When they arrived at Minkoff's hospital 45 minutes north of Clearwater, McPherson exhibited no vital signs. Hospital staff attempted to resuscitate her for 20 minutes before declaring her dead.〔(Lisa McPherson Memorial Page: Killed by the Church of Scientology )〕〔(LISA McPHERSON.com ) (documentation of civil suit)〕〔(Fort Harrison Hotel — Room 174: Death of scientologist Lisa McPherson ) (Why Are They Dead)〕〔(LisaFiles.com ) The Clearwater Police Department Investigation into Lisa McPherson's Death〕〔(State takes middle road against Scientology ), Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times, November 23, 1998〕〔(When can a church be accused of a crime? ), HOWARD TROXLER, St. Petersburg Times, December 8, 1999〕 Scientologists called McPherson's family to say that she had died of meningitis or a blood clot on December 5, 1995 while at Fort Murray for "rest and relaxation".〔(Tampabay: Scientology charged in member's death )〕 A suspicious death investigation began the next day and an autopsy was performed. A year later, in response to a Clearwater Police Department website request for information on her death, Clearwater media began speculating〔(Mystery surrounds Scientologist's death )〕 about the causes of McPherson's death.〔(Police: Clearwater police needs your help! )〕 The controversy included regular pickets outside Scientology offices on or around the anniversary of her death.〔(Church loads up for one last fight ), DEBORAH O'NEIL, St. Petersburg Times, December 1, 2001〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lisa McPherson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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