Comments on: No Such Thing as Wrongful Birth, Florida

By: NRWife

NRWife — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:51:52 +0000

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.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:49:35 +0000

I made a small misread in the article.

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 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.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:42:24 +0000

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.

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:38:43 +0000

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?

By: NRWife

NRWife — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:18:20 +0000

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.

By: Rev. Christopher Hall

Rev. Christopher Hall — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:18:11 +0000

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.