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BAY CITY — The Affordable Care Act was supposed to help families with pre-existing conditions, not hurt them. But that has not been the case for the Davert family. Their health insurance bill has gone up 300 percent and the family is looking at taking out loans and returning to work while on disability to pay the increased costs. The Davert's experience with Obamacare is not just frustrating, it could be dangerous given the medical issues and special needs of the family. "We have such a unique family and we've overcome many obstacles," said Ken Davert, who has cerebral palsy....

<p>EPHRATA, Wash. — Last February, a learning-disabled teenager from a small town in central Washington state, was beaten and stabbed to death in a park, and authorities charged two 13-year-olds with the slaying.</p> <p>Instead of charging Jake Eakin and Evan Savoie as juveniles, a judge ruled that if they committed the vicious crime against Craig Sorger (search), releasing the two pre-teens when they turn 21 would put the public at risk.</p>

<p>A new legal industry is arising to enrich lawyers, clog the court systems and further saturate society with litigation. It revolves around the concepts of "wrongful birth" and "wrongful life."</p> <p>In "wrongful birth," the parents of a disabled child initiate a lawsuit, typically against a doctor who is accused of not performing proper genetic screening or not adequately counseling prospective parents. The essence of wrongful birth is that the defendant's negligence resulted in the birth of a disabled child whom the mother would have aborted had she received adequate medical information.</p>