Guest guest Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Im trying to think this was a badly twisted story made to make the parents look bad. I dunno. Im kinda offended by the story in some ways. im trying to keep a level mind on this article... http://legalmedicine.blogspot.com/2007/06/parents-settle-wrongful-birth-suit-for\ ..html PARENTS SETTLE WRONGFUL BIRTH SUIT FOR $1.5 MILLIONhttp://legalmedicine.blogspot.com/2007/06/parents-settle-wrongful-birth-\ suit-for.html> The parents of a Wanaque, New Jersey boy born with severe birth defects have won a $1.5 million settlement in their wrongful birth lawsuit against Physicians for Women of Wayne. The parents alleged that medical professionals responsible for reading a 19-1/2 week sonogram failed to observe a hand defect and diagnosed the pregnancy as normal. Upon his birth in 1997, Matasker was diagnosed with CHARGE Syndromehttp://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic367.htm>, a group of birth defects that, in Matasker's case, include deformed hands, heart anomalies, and brain conditions that cause incurable cognitive difficulties. " Discovery of the defect from the sonogram would have led to more tests that would have shown the multiple deformities, " says Hicks, an attorney who represented the family. By the time the problems were picked up, in a later ultrasound performed when the mother began preterm labor, it was too late to terminate the pregnancy, Hicks says. The $1.5 million settlement will fund a special-needs trust for Matasker. -- I have 4 eyes, 4 ears, a guide cat and a cat that speaks mouse! - me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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