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Couple Awarded $50 Million in ‘Wrongful Birth’ Suit After Son Born With Disabilities
Christian news network ^ | December 27, 2013 | Heather Clark

Posted on 12/28/2013 4:33:33 PM PST by daniel1212

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To: exDemMom
Why didn’t they just kill him as soon as they found out he was disabled? If they were so eager to kill him, whether he is inside or outside the womb should not make a difference.

So you are asking what would their reaction be to a judge who ordered the child offered for adoption since it was a burden they parents were unwilling to bear, but seeking damages because they now must.

Or was the "healthy or abort" argument in order to get money

I do sympathize with the parents burden, but not the ethos behind the lawsuit.

21 posted on 12/28/2013 5:42:37 PM PST by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: daniel1212

If these parents felt this bad about the situation, then they should give Oliver up for adoption. I’d bet there would be 1,000 people applying to take him in, even without his $25 million.


22 posted on 12/28/2013 5:42:45 PM PST by HarleyD (...one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.)
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To: daniel1212; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...
SEATTLE – A jury has awarded $50 million to a Washington couple who filed a wrongful birth suit after their son was born with mental and physical disabilities.

Wow. These people suck.

PING!

23 posted on 12/28/2013 5:43:33 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (...)
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To: Yaelle

See below. If they are seeking damages because they now must care for a child they would have killed, then why not offer the child up for adoption. I am sure some parents who love less than healthy kids would adopt and care for the child at theri own expense, yet i think Valley Medical would be willing for provide a substantial support for such, instead of 50 mil.


24 posted on 12/28/2013 5:46:30 PM PST by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

CHANCE = FAT


25 posted on 12/28/2013 5:50:46 PM PST by ealgeone (obama, border)
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To: Yaelle

Their son, Oliver, is already 5 years old. They filed suit when he was 2. By now they’ve seen the other families and their responses to their children’s disabilities. They won’t give up, and neither will their lawyers who stand to earn $17-20M.


26 posted on 12/28/2013 5:58:51 PM PST by EDINVA
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To: daniel1212

Thanks for posting this. Truly sad where our society has gone.

At my youngest son’s ultrasound the doctor told us He had a clubbed foot and there was a good chance he could be Downs. They recommended an Amniocentesis to determine this. When we asked about the procedure we were shocked to find out 1 in 2000 babies die from the procedure. The doctor then pressed and asked if we knew what we could be facing and to consider all the options. I started getting red under the collar and explained to him our convictions. She pressed more asked me to leave the room so she could talk to my wife. Well the MRS. had enough of this talk and she left the room with me. This was amazingly in one of the reddest states in the Bible belt. I was shocked.

About four months later my wife gave birth to a healthy baby boy with a clubbed foot. He had the surgery to correct it and has turned out to be an early blooming athlete; fastest base runner on the baseball team and a great slugging percentage. I have this on the authority of his head coach who may just be a bit biased:)


27 posted on 12/28/2013 6:06:03 PM PST by redleghunter
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To: daniel1212

Yes many wonder why God would allow innocent children to be born with disabilities and illness. We could go on and on discussing this, but in short I think a society is judged on how they respond to their most vulnerable. Do they dump the baby down the well, or do the “hard right” and embrace God’s most precious children?

Yes indeed we are under the microscope so to speak. Someone is watching I can guarantee it.


28 posted on 12/28/2013 6:11:16 PM PST by redleghunter
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To: EDINVA

Oh. They have no shame. Trying to get money at the risk of publicly stating they would rather their son was dead.

Eeeeeevil.


29 posted on 12/28/2013 6:16:31 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: redleghunter

Our family had an ultrasound that showed a dark space in the abdominal cavity and they wanted to do DNA testing because they said the child would probably have Downs Syndrome with abdominal abnormalities. Refused.

The boy is healthy, happy, handsome, smart, no birth defects and off the growth charts for size plus he skis, plays hockey, baseball, football, soccer, golf...you name it.

I think it’s a a scam by hospitals with gov’t grants to gather DNA.


30 posted on 12/28/2013 6:24:18 PM PST by JouleZ (You are the company you keep.)
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To: JouleZ

There may be a scam but these types of tests and the more than willing doctors to refer you to an abortionist smacks of the eugenics crowd attacking on all fronts. We have to remember some of these providers make more money off of aborting than delivering. They are enthusiastic business types and active pawns for the eugenics crowd.


31 posted on 12/28/2013 6:39:20 PM PST by redleghunter
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To: exDemMom

I think they would have to wait until Gosnell (the butcher of Philadelphia) is up for parole ... he and his staff would have had no qualms. Of course the Social Worker in Britain could be a back up as she would just hold a pillow over the face of the “defective” to end it’s misery.


32 posted on 12/28/2013 6:44:02 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Some people might call it a confidence game or swindle, others call it ObamaCare!)
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To: daniel1212

The verdict against Lab Corp will be reversed on appeal, and there is a good chance the damages portion against the hospital will be reversed or greatly reduced.

I don’t think the state of Washington recognizes “wrongful birth” as a cause of action.


33 posted on 12/28/2013 6:55:42 PM PST by SeaHawkFan
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To: daniel1212

How much does it profit a man...


34 posted on 12/28/2013 7:00:10 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: redleghunter

Read the book about Henrietta Lacks and Johns Hopkins Hospital using her DNA. That’s where the money is...not so much in abortion.

I think Robin Cook also wrote a book loosely based on this but with a modernistic impact.


35 posted on 12/28/2013 7:01:06 PM PST by JouleZ (You are the company you keep.)
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To: daniel1212

How much does it profit a man...


36 posted on 12/28/2013 7:01:40 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: HarleyD
If these parents felt this bad about the situation, then they should give Oliver up for adoption. I’d bet there would be 1,000 people applying to take him in, even without his $25 million.

Indeed!

37 posted on 12/28/2013 7:01:52 PM PST by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: SeaHawkFan

Taking it to the media, what of misinformation that leads to wrong voting?


38 posted on 12/28/2013 7:38:52 PM PST by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: Elsie

You can say that again. Again.


39 posted on 12/28/2013 7:39:22 PM PST by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: jtal

We don’t deserve His mercy. Not for abortion. Rev Wright was right but for the wrong reasons.


40 posted on 12/28/2013 8:58:45 PM PST by huldah1776
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