Wrongful Birth Case? Disgusting

[thessalonian]

We have hit a new low, 21 milloin awarded to a couple because their baby's deformity was not detected so they could not have the optoin of abortion.

[url="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870682/posts"]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870682/posts[/url]

"The couple claimed that Dr. Boris Kousseff failed to diagnose their first son's genetic disorder, called Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, which is the inability to correctly produce or synthesize cholesterol, after his 2002 birth.

Had the disorder been correctly diagnosed, a test would have indicated whether the couple's second child also was afflicted and they would have terminated the pregnancy, according to the lawsuit."



Very sad.

[Paladin D]

$21 million bucks, wow.

I bet they'll spend most of that cash on luxury items.

[Pontifite 7 of 10]

[quote name='thessalonian' post='1343572' date='Jul 29 2007, 03:57 PM']We have hit a new low, 21 milloin awarded to a couple because their baby's deformity was not detected so they could not have the optoin of abortion.

[url="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870682/posts"]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870682/posts[/url]

"The couple claimed that Dr. Boris Kousseff failed to diagnose their first son's genetic disorder, called Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, which is the inability to correctly produce or synthesize cholesterol, after his 2002 birth.

Had the disorder been correctly diagnosed, a test would have indicated whether the couple's second child also was afflicted and they would have terminated the pregnancy, according to the lawsuit."
Very sad.[/quote]
This is sick. Those people don't deserve to be parents.

[thessalonian]

This is going to push doctors toward leaning on the side of "caution" in worrying about getting sued. Abortions for defects are likely to increase alot.

[Totus Tuus]

[quote name='thessalonian' post='1343584' date='Jul 29 2007, 04:07 PM']This is going to push doctors toward leaning on the side of "caution" in worrying about getting sued. Abortions for defects are likely to increase alot.[/quote]


This is a really good point. It's terribly tragic. Lord, have mercy.

[T-Bone _]

This is the most evil thing I have heard all week.

[Paladin D]

[quote name='T-Bone _' post='1343773' date='Jul 29 2007, 08:26 PM']This is the most evil thing I have heard all week.[/quote]

Wait till this kid grows up and realises what his parents did, especially when they contemplated on the idea of aborting their child. The parents are stupid, they don't realize how this will affect their relationship longterm.

[Cow of Shame]

This was an episode of Law & Order (perhaps L&O:CI) a couple of years ago!!

[Ash Wednesday]

Wrong post...

Edited July 29, 2007 by Ash Wednesday

[Ash Wednesday]

That is very sad. I wonder how the kid is going to feel?

By the way I saw this on postsecret today:
"I've hidden my aborted fetus under a bag of peas in the freezer. My roommates might freak. (I'm waiting to bury it.)"

[Brigid]

[quote name='thessalonian' post='1343572' date='Jul 29 2007, 03:57 PM']We have hit a new low, 21 milloin awarded to a couple because their baby's deformity was not detected so they could not have the optoin of abortion.

[url="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870682/posts"]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870682/posts[/url]

"The couple claimed that Dr. Boris Kousseff failed to diagnose their first son's genetic disorder, called Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, which is the inability to correctly produce or synthesize cholesterol, after his 2002 birth.

Had the disorder been correctly diagnosed, a test would have indicated whether the couple's second child also was afflicted and they would have terminated the pregnancy, according to the lawsuit."
Very sad.[/quote]
no!

this is horrible. people are so selfish! don't they realize the value of human life? what they have is a child - not a monster!!



I hate abortion.

[XIX]

This is one of the most disgustingly evil thing I've heard...maybe ever. I can't wrap my head around this.

[xTrishaxLynnx]

[quote name='Paladin D' post='1343789' date='Jul 29 2007, 07:33 PM']Wait till this kid grows up and realises what his parents did, especially when they contemplated on the idea of aborting their child. The parents are stupid, they don't realize how this will affect their relationship longterm.[/quote]

This is exactly what I was thinking as I read about this... I can't imagine how hurt the child is going to be in learning how and why the parents ended up with $21 million dollars. This is sick... really sick.

[Archaeology cat]

Yeah, I saw this. It's just horrible. And it's probably quite true that abortions for defects will rise in FL because of this. It's already really tough for doctors there in regards to malpractice suits and all that, at least from what I hear.

[thessalonian]

[quote name='Archaeology cat' post='1344309' date='Jul 30 2007, 07:03 AM']Yeah, I saw this. It's just horrible. And it's probably quite true that abortions for defects will rise in FL because of this. It's already really tough for doctors there in regards to malpractice suits and all that, at least from what I hear.[/quote]

Not just in Florida as I think the ramifications of this are nationwide. The next step on the depravity scale is to allow the life to be terminated after birth because it should not have been here in the first place, according to the logic they will use. As I understand it this is already happening in the Netherlands where the handicapped are allowed to be killed by doctors two years after birth.