A deaf woman is suing a hospital for not providing an interpreter

“A deaf woman is suing a hospital for not providing her with a sign language interpreter during child birth.

In her lawsuit filed Wednesday, Lisa Monique Webb alleges that St. Francis Medical Center in suburban Lynwood violated her civil rights under state law, according to a statement from the Western Law Center for Disability Rights, which is representing Webb.

The absence of a sign language interpreter made Webb’s Caesarean section and subsequent stay at the hospital in December 2003 a fearful and frustrating experience because she did not understand what was happening to her or her newborn daughter, according to the law center.”