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| Author: | Origam [ Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:49 pm ] |
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| Author: | Mr. Venom [ Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:03 pm ] |
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| Author: | Grace [ Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:03 pm ] |
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| Author: | Grace [ Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:04 pm ] |
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From that article: But wrongful birth suits are not accepted everywhere. Right now, only twenty eight states recognize them, and nine states prohibit them outright. And most of these cases are settled out of court. “When your client is offered a certain amount of money that's going to change their life, what more is it that you think you can do for your client,” says Harz. Wrongful birth suits often settle out of court for less money than a jury might award because insurance companies don't want a child like Jade brought before a jury. Plus, sonograms don't always make the most convincing evidence at trial. |
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| Author: | Grace [ Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:05 pm ] |
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And... “Wrongful birth suits give children and adults with disabilities the message that our very existence was a tragic mistake,” says Saxton at a disability conference. “The message is that these children’s' lives are so miserable and such a burden to the family that the only compensation would be millions of dollars. And this is such a distortion, of what these children’s' lives are like.” |
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| Author: | Mr. Venom [ Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:12 pm ] |
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| Author: | Origam [ Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:12 pm ] |
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Yeah money seems to motivate a lot of people. They will more than likely win because they are partially in the right. The lab committed an error and admits to it. That part I'm ok with. The part about wrongful birth though.. that just irritates me. How's that poor kid going to feel when he can understand all of this? I guess it would depend on the severity of the illness or defect that my genes had. I'd need to know the worst case sceneario and some other fun stuff before I could decide. I couldn't get pregnant and THEN decide if I wanted to keep it or not. |
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| Author: | Archer [ Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:17 pm ] |
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| Author: | Wayne Stollings [ Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:37 pm ] |
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| Author: | oinks [ Sat Jun 10, 2006 7:31 am ] |
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| Author: | Mr. Venom [ Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:45 am ] |
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| Author: | Johhny Electriglide [ Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:34 am ] |
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