No Such Thing as Wrongful Birth, Florida
July 24th, 2007 at 9:10 am
July 24th, 2007 at 9:10 am
AP reports:
In what is being called a “wrongful birth” case, a jury awarded more than $21 million to a couple who claimed a doctor misdiagnosed a severe birth defect in their son, leading them to have a second child with similar problems.(skipping)
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.
The second son would have been destroyed because the first son had a genetic disorder.
Say a prayer for the children and for the parents, that the children may yet give their parents joy and the parents realize how big of a mistake the abortion would have been. The child lives; that’s good. The state accepts a situation of “wrongful birth,” and there is nothing good to be said about that.
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July 24th, 2007 at 10:18 am
Lord have mercy on us!
What a demonic phrase–”wrongful birth”– as if our Lord does not give life, as if children are not a blessing, even those with special needs–maybe especially those with special needs.
July 25th, 2007 at 11:18 am
I am not sure what the “skipping parts” said, but perhaps the issue at hand was if the parents knew that the child #1 had a genetic disorder then parents would never have conceived child #2. So in that regards giving parents incorrect information in the diagnosis of child #1 let them feel free to have child #2. Now they have two special needs children that require funding that I can only assume based on my own experience is doctors, therapists, diets, supplies, equipment, etc. and depending on the disability $21 million dollars for two children may just be a drop in the bucket.
Is it a “wrongful birth” - no? I don’t like the wording. However, there are two sides to every issue. Not everything is so black and white. Maybe if there was a Thrivent grant for special needs they wouldn’t have had to sue the doctor to get the money they needed to take care of their children.
July 25th, 2007 at 11:38 am
Maybe the parents should have made a decision about no more children before getting pregnant the second time?
Why is this the doctor’s fault?
July 25th, 2007 at 11:42 am
I don’t think once you decide to have the second child that you consider aborting it an option (except for the ectopic pregnancy and similar issues). That part seems pretty black and white.
July 25th, 2007 at 11:49 am
I made a small misread in the article.
The complaint is that if the condition were discovered in the first child, they would have tested it in the second child. If the second child tested positive for the condition, they would have killed it. They were blaming the doctor for not giving them the clue to test the second child.
July 25th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
I did not read the whole article and don’t know whether or not these were quotes from the parents, and maybe I am giving the parents more benefit of the doubt, but perhaps they wouldn’t have chosen to get pregnant again if they had known the correct diagnosis.