KanYe Mother Inspires Plastic Surgery Legislation

by **J The Kidd** Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:42 pm

The death of Dr. Donda West, mother to rapper Kanye West, has led to
the California Senate to approve a requirement that patients must be
given a physical examination prior to cosmetic surgery.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the new measure was enacted as a
direct response to West’s death. West died as a result of complications
from elective surgery she received in California. It was revealed she
suffered from coronary artery disease. Legislators believe a physical
would have uncovered information that could have prevented her death.

“Many of us are concerned about the quality of care extended to those
who receive elective surgery,” Democratic State Senator Mark
Ridley-Thomas explained.