Posted on 01/10/2020 7:24:00 PM PST by Morgana
A Southern California couple who said they would have aborted the wife's fetus had doctors competently performed tests showing their daughter would be born with Down syndrome reached a settlement with two medical groups and three physicians, court papers obtained Friday show.
Lawyers for the couple filed papers with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Victor Chavez on Thursday stating that the case was resolved just before trial was scheduled to begin. No terms were divulged. More Stories
The couple filed the wrongful birth/wrongful life case in June 2015 against Axminster Medical Group Inc., Westchester Advanced Imaging Medical Group Inc. and Drs. Glenn P. Wedeen, Christopher Meilleur and Mia J. Sanders Madati. The couple had sought about $80 million.
The mother received her obstetrical care from Axminster Medical and was seen by Sanders Madati and Meilleur, according to Axminster Medical Group's court papers.
Wedeen performed a second-semester ultrasound on the woman in June 2014 at Meilleur's request, according to court papers filed by attorneys for Wedeen and Westchester Advanced Imaging.
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Yes, it seems you are right about the inheritance. That must be a change from what was believed years ago. It was thought that there was always a Downs child produced by a Downs mother.
I like to keep the correct distinctions between words. I don’t think “genetic defect” and “chromosomal abnormality” are the same thing. The irregular separation of the aging ovum is not genetic as far as we know now.
So, you’re right and the medical community is wrong? And your medical degree is in which field?
It’s a matter of using the language in the right way. I’m an editor, not a doctor.
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