I can see where patient information regarding health matters is protected, but isn't a birth certificate a public document? Mine is certified and filed with the registrar of the city.
On Jul 15, 9:47 am, RichardForbes <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow. I am shocked. The hospital has chosen not to violate HIPPA > laws. What are they thinking? > > On Jul 14, 5:47 am, bruce majors <[email protected]> wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > http://www.worldnetdaily.com:80/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=103294 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > BORN IN THE USA? > > Hospital won't back Obama birth claim > > Honolulu's Kapi'olani Medical Center refuses to confirm White House > > letter > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Posted: July 06, 2009 > > 9:26 pm Eastern > > > By Jerome R. Corsi > > © 2009 WorldNetDaily > > > The hospital in Hawaii where Barack Obama claims he was born refuses > > to produce any documentation – or even confirm the claim – without > > permission of the president himself. > > > The Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu has > > posted on its website a letter on White House stationery dated Jan. 24 in > > which Obama wrote, "As a beneficiary of the excellence of Kapi'olani Medical > > Center – the place of my birth – I am pleased to add my voice to your chorus > > of supporters." > > > Barack Obama states in this letter on White House stationery > > that he was born at the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in > > Honolulu. The letter was posted by the medical center on its website. > > > Kristy Watanabe, the public relations specialist for the hospital > > refused to confirm or deny the veracity of Obama's letter claiming he was > > born at the hospital. > > > "Our comment to everyone who has been calling is that federal law does > > not permit us to provide any more details concerning information [about > > Obama's birth] without authorization from Mr. Obama," Watanabe told WND. > > > Send Barack Obama and all your friends a very special message with > > "Where's the birth certificate?" postcards, exclusively from WND's > > Superstore! > > > She said the hospital had not contacted Obama for authorization. > > > When WND asked Watanabe why the hospital did not contact Obama to ask > > for authorization, especially given the number of phone calls the hospital > > was receiving with the request, Watanabe said: "This is our response, and we > > can't say anything more than that." > > > Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu, > > Hawaii > > > WND asked if a hypothetical elected official pretended to be born at > > the hospital, would federal law prevent her from disclosing that? If so, > > which federal law would that be? > > > "It's just our policy that without permission we don't ever answer > > questions about babies born in the hospital," she said. > > > This is not the first time Kapi'olani and other Hawaiian hospitals > > have slammed the door on WND's attempts to ascertain specifics about Obama's > > birth. > > > As reported last month, Kapi'olani declined to return any of at least > > four WND messages requesting comment, while Queen's Medical Center said in a > > prepared statement, "Due to patient privacy laws we cannot respond to your > > inquiries." > > > A private detective working in conjunction with WND's investigations > > last year into Obama's birthplace also visited the hospitals. > > > In a subsequent affidavit, he said the much-publicized online image of > > what the White House says is Obama's birth certificate doesn't prove any > > birth location. > > > "On October 31st, 2008, officials in Hawaii released a statement that > > they had examined the birth certificate, but failed to declare whether it > > was a Live Birth Certificate generated by a hospital with signatures of the > > attending physician or a 'Late Birth' Certificate of Hawaiian Birth that > > could have been obtained (for a child) who is one year old or older after > > birth by a simple affirmation of a family member," wrote investigator Jorge > > L. Baro, of Elite Legal Services in Florida. > > > "Only the 'Long Form' original certificate will answer all questions > > about the date and location of birth and confirm that it occurred in > > Hawaii," he said. > > > WND reported in the April issue of Whistleblower that Obama's > > step-grandmother in an interview transcript obtained by WND in Africa has > > claimed she was present at Obama's birth in Mombasa, Kenya. > > > WND is in possession of an affidavit submitted by Rev. Kweli Shuhubia, > > an Anabaptist minister in Kenya, who is the official Swahili translator for > > the annual Anabaptist Conference in Kenya, and a second affidavit signed by > > Bishop Ron McRae, the presiding elder of the Anabaptists' Continental > > Presbytery of Africa. > > > In his affidavit, Shuhubia asserts "it is common knowledge throughout > > the Christian and Muslim communities in Kenya that Barack Hussein Obama, > > Jr., was born in Mombasa, Kenya." > > > Shuhubia further states in his affidavit that he visited Obama's > > grandmother at her home in the village of Alego-Kogello, on Oct. 16, 2008, > > in order to conduct a telephone conference interview that would connect with > > McRae in the United States. > > > During the telephone interview, McRae specifically asked Sarah Obama > > two times, "Were you present when your grandson was born in Kenya." > > > "Both times she specifically replied, 'Yes,'" Shuhubia affirmed in the > > affidavit. > > > "Ms. Sarah Hussein Obama was very adamant that her grandson, Senator > > Barack Hussein Obama, was born in Kenya, and that she was present and > > witnessed his birth in Kenya, not the United States," Shuhubia continued in > > the affidavit. > > > "During the conversation, Ms. Sarah Hussein Obama never changed her > > reply that she was indeed present when Senator Barack Obama was born in > > Kenya," Shuhubia insisted in the affidavit. > > > The affidavit documents that President Obama's step-grandmother was > > asked the questions several times, both in her native language, Swahili, and > > in English, and that the Anabaptists conducting the interview were confident > > she understood clearly the questions that were asked. > > > "Ms. Sarah Hussein Obama never changed her reply that she was indeed > > present when Senator Barack Obama was born in Kenya," McRae swore in his > > affidavit > > > McRae affirmed that Obama's step-grandmother had been asked the > > question several times and a discussion over the conference call with those > > present with her in her home in Kogello made clear that she understood the > > question. > > > WND also reported the office of Hawaii Republican Gov. Linda Lingle > > has officially declined a request made in writing by WND in Hawaii to obtain > > a copy of Obama's hospital-generated long-form original birth certificate. > > > "It does not appear that Dr. Corsi is within any of these categories > > of persons with a direct and tangible interest in the birth certificate he > > seeks," wrote Roz Makuala, manager of constituent services in the governor's > > office, in a e-mail in response to WND's request for information Oct. 24. > > > Those listed as entitled to obtain a copy of an original birth > > certificate included the person born, or "registrant" according to the legal > > description from the governor's office, the spouse or parent of the > > registrant, a descendant of the registrant, a person having a common > > ancestor with the registrant, a legal guardian of the registrant or a person > > or agency acting on behalf of the registrant. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > CLICK ON BANNER TO ORDER YOUR > > "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE" > > BUMPER STICKER > > > Where is Barack Hussein Obama's long form Birth Certificate? > > > ANSWER: It's in a vault in Hawaii under lock and key. The Press are > > not allowed to see it nor are Americans Citizens allowed to see it. It's > > protected by a team of lawyers that Obama has hired to make sure his long > > form birth certificate is NEVER made public. What's Obama hiding from the > > American people? Is he EVEN an American citizen? Is Obama a "natural born" > > Citizen as the U.S. Constitution requires of anyone who wants to be > > president --- OR --- is Obama a Presidential USURPER and FRAUD? Why won't > > Obama show the American people his long form birth certificate?? Hmmm? I say > > he's a usurper, fraud and a liar! > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > What follows is the current situation with the records on the person > > who presently calls himself Barack Hussein Obama and who has in the past > > called himself Barry Soetoro. All of these records have disappeared and/or > > been sealed from public view: > > > (01) Original Hawaii vault copy of Certificate of Live Birth — Not > > available > > (02) Certification of Live Birth — Released – Counterfeit > > (03) Obama/Dunham marriage license — Not available > > (04) Soetoro/Dunham marriage license — Not available > > (05) Soetoro adoption records — Not available > > (06) Fransiskus Assisi School — School application – Released, states > > his name as > > Barry Soetoro, his citizenship as Indonesia, his father as > > Lolo Soetoro. Authentic. > > (07) Punahou School records — Not available > > (08) Selective Service Registration — Released – Proven Counterfeit > > (09) Occidental College records — Not available > > > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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