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== Death of Abigail Taylor ==
== Death of Abigail Taylor ==


'''Abigail Rose Taylor''' was a young girl from [[Edina, Minnesota]], whose accidental injury and eventual death led to federal legislation to improve the safety of [[swimming pools]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Newer pools minimize risk of drain accidents, officials say|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710024542/www.startribune.com/462/story/1287208.html|url=http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1287208.html|archive-date=2007-07-10|first=Maura|last=Lerner|date=2007-07-06|work=[[Star Tribune]]|location=Minneapolis}}</ref><ref name="AP 2007-07-13">{{cite news|date=2007-07-13|title=July 11: Senators introduce pool safety legislation|work=[[Star Tribune]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://www.startribune.com/587/story/1297429.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109064402/www.startribune.com/587/story/1297429.html|archive-date=2007-11-09}}</ref>
'''Abigail Rose Taylor''' was a young girl from [[Edina, Minnesota]], whose accidental injury and eventual death led to federal legislation to improve the safety of [[swimming pools]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Newer pools minimize risk of drain accidents, officials say|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710024542/www.startribune.com/462/story/1287208.html|url=http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1287208.html|archive-date=2007-07-10|first=Maura|last=Lerner|date=2007-07-06|work=[[Star Tribune]]|location=Minneapolis}}</ref><ref name="AP 2007-07-13">{{cite news|date=2007-07-13|title=July 11: Senators introduce pool safety legislation|work=[[Star Tribune]]|agency=Associated Press|url=http://www.startribune.com/587/story/1297429.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109064402/www.startribune.com/587/story/1297429.html|archive-date=2007-11-09}}</ref>


On June 29, 2007, six-year-old Taylor’s parents took her to the [[Minneapolis Golf Club]] in [[St. Louis Park, Minnesota]]. Taylor accidentally fell on the open drain of the pool and her [[buttock]]s were sucked into the aperture. The suction dislodged a large section of her [[small intestine]], which was forcefully drawn out through the anus, a phenomenon known as [[Disembowelment#Transanal evisceration|transanal evisceration]]. Taylor lost 6.5 meters (21 feet) of her small intestine in the accident, leaving her with [[short bowel syndrome]]. Taylor was hospitalized and received a rare triple [[organ transplant]] to replace her [[small intestine]], [[liver]], and [[pancreas]], all of which were damaged in the accident. She was unable to eat or drink, and she required total [[parenteral nutrition]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13626279/detail.html|title=Wading Pool Drain Sucks Out Girl's Organ|date=2007-07-05|work=WSB Atlanta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708224236/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13626279/detail.html|archive-date=2007-07-08|location=Minneapolis}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://static.cbslocal.com/station/wcco/news/local/07_1115_AbigailTaylorlawsuit_againstSta-riteIndustries_MinneapolisGolfClub.pdf|title=Plaintiff's complaint|work=[[District Court of Minnesota|Minnesota Fourth Judicial District]]|date=2007-11-13|first=Scott|last=Taylor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910052710/http://static.cbslocal.com/station/wcco/news/local/07_1115_AbigailTaylorlawsuit_againstSta-riteIndustries_MinneapolisGolfClub.pdf|archive-date=2008-09-10}}</ref> Taylor died nine months after the accident because of a transplant-related cancer.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
On June 29, 2007, six-year-old Taylor’s parents took her to the [[Minneapolis Golf Club]] in [[St. Louis Park, Minnesota]]. Taylor accidentally fell on the open drain of the pool and her [[buttock]]s were sucked into the aperture. The suction dislodged a large section of her [[small intestine]], which was forcefully drawn out through the anus, a phenomenon known as [[Disembowelment#Transanal evisceration|transanal evisceration]]. Taylor lost 6.5 meters (21 feet) of her small intestine in the accident, leaving her with [[short bowel syndrome]]. Taylor was hospitalized and received a rare triple [[organ transplant]] to replace her [[small intestine]], [[liver]], and [[pancreas]], all of which were damaged in the accident. She was unable to eat or drink, and she required total [[parenteral nutrition]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13626279/detail.html|title=Wading Pool Drain Sucks Out Girl's Organ|date=2007-07-05|work=WSB Atlanta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708224236/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13626279/detail.html|archive-date=2007-07-08|location=Minneapolis}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://static.cbslocal.com/station/wcco/news/local/07_1115_AbigailTaylorlawsuit_againstSta-riteIndustries_MinneapolisGolfClub.pdf|title=Plaintiff's complaint|work=[[District Court of Minnesota|Minnesota Fourth Judicial District]]|date=2007-11-13|first=Scott|last=Taylor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910052710/http://static.cbslocal.com/station/wcco/news/local/07_1115_AbigailTaylorlawsuit_againstSta-riteIndustries_MinneapolisGolfClub.pdf|archive-date=2008-09-10}}</ref> Taylor died nine months after the accident because of a transplant-related cancer.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}


The incident was similar to a 1993 incident in [[North Carolina]] involving Valerie Lakey. The pool drains in question in both the Taylor and the Lakey cases were manufactured by Sta-Rite, a division of [[Minnesota]]-based [[Pentair]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/160648/|title=Family Reaches Settlement that Guarantees $25 Million Payment|date=1997-01-14|work=[[WRAL-TV]]|location=Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> Lakey received a $25 million settlement with the help of lawyer (and later Senator) [[John Edwards]].<ref name="AP19970115">{{cite news|title=Girl disembowled by pool drain will get $30.9 million|first=Kim|last=Gamel|date=1997-01-15|url=https://apnews.com/article/72a065aa1faecbc1caea413889b7621e|work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>
The incident was similar to a 1993 incident in [[North Carolina]] involving Valerie Lakey. The pool drains in question in both the Taylor and the Lakey cases were manufactured by Sta-Rite, a division of [[Minnesota]]-based [[Pentair]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/160648/|title=Family Reaches Settlement that Guarantees $25 Million Payment|date=1997-01-14|work=[[WRAL-TV]]|location=Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> Lakey received a $25 million settlement with the help of lawyer (and later Senator) [[John Edwards]].<ref name="AP19970115">{{cite news|title=Girl disembowled by pool drain will get $30.9 million|first=Kim|last=Gamel|date=1997-01-15|url=https://apnews.com/article/72a065aa1faecbc1caea413889b7621e|work=Associated Press}}</ref>


==Entrapment==
==Entrapment==
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