Woman sues for being born

Telegraph UK ^ | November 11, 2005

[NYer]

Woman sues for being born
(Filed: 11/11/2005)

An Australian woman who is deaf, blind and physically and mentally disabled wants to sue the doctor who allowed her to be born.

Lawyers for Alexia Harriton, 24, who needs round-the-clock care, made the application yesterday to the Australian High Court, arguing that her mother's doctor was negligent in failing to diagnose rubella infection early in the pregnancy.

Lawyers said that if her mother, Olga Harriton, had known of the extent of the disabilities, she would have had an abortion.

"We are here for Alexia, for justice," Mrs Harriton said. "That's all it is."

[Fawn]

So... if a law suit is filed, shouldn't it be against the parents?

Lawyers said that if her mother, Olga Harriton, had known of the extent of the disabilities, she would have had an abortion

[Abathar]

Just follow the money, this is strictly about the lawyers bottom line, nothing else.

[freedumb2003]

3. Kill her lawyer.

I can picture the scenario:

Lawyer: Are you happy?
Harriton:Hrrrarrr
Lawyer: See, she said "No." Are you sorry you were born?
Harriton:Hrrrarrr
Lawyer: See, she said "Yes." Is your life mierable?
Harriton:Hrrrarrr
Lawyer: See, she said "Yes." Do you want to sue everone responsible for your birth?
Harriton:Hrrrarrr
Lawyer: See, she said "Yes." ...

[marty60]

She wouldn't be doing this if her parents were not telling her everday her life is useless. Pathetic.

[chs68]

"For liberals, a 24 yr old still qualifies for post-womb late-term abortion."

True.

So you know why?

Because many pro-choice folks consider a "woman who is deaf, blind and physically and mentally disabled" to be little more than a bunch of cells.

They refuse to grant the dignity that comes with person-hood to both the severely disabled and the not-yet-born.

[ContraryMary]

This poor lady is deaf, blind physically and mentally ill, she doesnt want to sue anyone. The people who have custody of her are the ones doing the suing and its all about the money.

So true. It bears repeating.

[weegee]

They are trying to do "what's best" for her "interests". It isn't a "quality" life.

You'll notice that it is her caregivers who are giving up on her. She is not the one bringing the case, her guardians are doing this. Same as Michael Schivo. They don't always have your best interest at heart.

It's why there is spouse and child abuse too. Just because someone is "in charge" doesn't mean that they will make the right or proper decisions.

[HungarianGypsy]

My husband's cousin has CP. Her mother has taken care of her and takes her almost everywhere she goes. She is probably one of the most loved members of the family.

[Slings and Arrows]

For liberals, a 24 yr old still qualifies for post-womb late-term abortion.

That's consistent - they count as "children" when calculating gun crime.

[Slings and Arrows]

*** I know it happens but somehow I'm still shocked that a mother would express such feelings to her child.

More information here. It's even worse than that - there's no indication that the 3-year-old in the linked story is mentally disabled.

[Slings and Arrows]

Thanks, I missed the glasses! I knew someone who was legally blind but passed a driver's test.

In Florida I believe it's compulsory.

[Hildy]

The story really isn't a philosophical one...it's a simple case of wanting money for help in taking care of her daughter. But I do take exception with this sentence you wrote:

Meanwhile, no man is able to give soul life, but it is a gift of God by His perfect plan. God knew from eternity past what the child would possess in her body and soul and is prepared to regenerate her spirit.

Man does give soul life, even when God had no plan to do that...they're called Doctors. And you see it everyday. I watch those medical shows too. Every single day there are babies born by extraordinary means, means that God did not plan. I believe, and it is an unpopular belief here, that God's perfect plan included babies who were sickly NOT to be born, but the goodness of man couldn't help themselves. So here we are...babies being born that weren't meant to be born according to God's plan. I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S A BAD THING, I'm just saying that everytime I hear the term "GOD'S PLAN" I cringe a little. The minute man got involved, it's no longer God's plan and it's complete hubris to think so, and intellectually dishonest to use it as an argument.

[Just mythoughts]

Where exactly did "man" get the intelligence to become a "doctor" or a "lawyer"??? The requirement given was to be born from above through woman, the flesh was never intended to be the body of eternal life.

Luke the apostle was a DOCTOR.

[Hildy]

I'm sure this woman loves her daughter...Some lawyer came along and said she could make some money and I, for one, will not judge her for probably needing money after 24 years of taking care of a permanently disabled child.

[Hildy]

What does that have to do with it? So if everything comes from God, you believe with Pat Robertson that all the storms are God's wrath?

[Aquinasfan]

Sounds like someone is going after the money and maybe the right to kill her too.

Sounds like that to me too.

[Hildy]

You people have terrible, terrible minds. Where in this do you see that? You're the ones who are obsessed with death.

[Dustbunny]

Wrong. "We" are here for the money.

Exactly..

[Dustbunny]

The solution is simple. Abort her now.

Nah, abort the mother and the lawyer.

[Just mythoughts]

"What does that have to do with it? So if everything comes from God, you believe with Pat Robertson that all the storms are God's wrath?"

The Heavenly Father NEVER does anything without warning first, does that fit with what Pat Robertson said??? One thing is for sure that "storm" was allowed to happen, however, NOBODY can claim they were NOT warned.

Yet interestingly every time I saw a person who survived that storm, thanked God they were still alive.

Allow and giving the flesh the "free will" to choose does not exclude a Heavenly Plan.

Now while it is sad and very uncomfortable to see and read about people with disabilities from birth or via accidents, does not lesson the value of their "soul". This gal would seem to fit in a category of innocence, and while we who have abilities to communicate seem to be the ones tested not the disabled innocent ones.