Boston Woman Sues Planned Parenthood for Failed Abortion
Taking "Wrongful Life" to a whole new level
By Leon H Wolf Posted in Life Issues — Comments (24) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
Via the Corner this morning comes this story about a woman who is apparently suing Planned Parenthood for improperly performing an abortion, and thus saddling her with an unwanted child:
BOSTON --A Boston woman who gave birth after a failed abortion has filed a lawsuit against two doctors and Planned Parenthood seeking the costs of raising her child.
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Raper claimed in the three-page medical malpractice suit that she found out she was pregnant in March 2004 and decided to have an abortion for financial reasons.
Dr. Allison Bryant, a physician working for Planned Parenthood at the time, performed the procedure on April 9, 2004, but it "was not done properly, causing the plaintiff to remain pregnant," according to the complaint.
In a certain sense, this is not a new development. We've long been aware that that culture of death which legalized abortion-on-demand created has encouraged parents to say openly to their children: "We wish you were dead." Over a year ago, Australian national Alexia Harriton, who is deaf and blind from pre-natal Rubella, sued doctors for letting her be born, the first "wrongful life" suit that I am aware of. Several months ago, I came across the story of little Leilani, whose parents sued their obstetrician for failing to correctly diagnose spinal bifida in utero, which presumably would have led them to abort her. As much as these cases represent an atrocious devaluing of the life of disabled individuals, they at least tell a story of circumstances sufficiently unique to present a façade of defensibility; after all, the argument goes, most of us have not had to deal with the pressures of raising a disabled child, and thus cannot morally judge a parent who would sooner kill a disabled child than raise it.
This story, however, is different in this respect; the abortion sought by the woman in this case sought an abortion purely for financial reasons. Thus, when her child grows up, she will not even be able to say to her child, "I wanted to save you the suffering that I knew your life will entail." Instead, her story will be "I just wished that you were dead because I didn't want to pay to raise you."
There was a time when social norms concerning parenthood were sufficiently cohesive that no woman would have ever dared to file such a lawsuit as we read about today. The inevitable conclusion is that those norms, which I believe are necessary for the successful propagation of a society, have completely lost all force, and if the tide is not turned soon, dark days for our country are ahead.
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Well, I couldn't agree more, you said it perfectly. This story is just another instance of the huge number of cases in which unrestrained liberalism is crippling our society. Setting aside the woman's blatant lack of responsibility, caring, and foresight, it's clear to see the larger issue this story presents.
Just as there was a time in our history when women were shunned for promiscuity, there was also a time when not saying the pledge at school was considered disgraceful. There are countless other examples of how liberals have degraded our society, but that's just one of them. There probably will be a drastic number of people who side with this woman, and that fact should worry us all. The more people like that in the world, the greater the danger that faces society. Everyone reminisces about the days when things were better, but if our country continues to head down the road guided by liberals, those days will never be seen again.
They violated her Right To Death! (sarcasm)
Kyoto Now! (Because only pollution from the US hurts the planet)
I'm torn.
This is utterly reprehensible- yet...
The basis of contract law may require a settlement- if one follows the common law of Expectation Damages... her position may be legally correct. *shudder*
How do I reconcile my horror at such a policy with a commitment to ensuring contract law doesn't fall victim to "hard cases" making bad law, as has happened in so many other fields of law?
Is that you have a duty to mitigate them. See Tbone's tongue-in-cheek below.. it's not far off.
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[F]or by the fundamental law of Nature, man being to be preserved as much as possible, when all cannot be preserved, the safety of the innocent is to be preferred...
-John Locke
Can't she just sell the child and not only recover her expenses but perhaps make a profit? Even if the child is defective, such as having red hair or missing digits, it could still be parted out for transplants.
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
"No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong." - Winston Churchill
Takes down this woman's name and opens a file.
"No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong." - Winston Churchill
CPS in Massachusetts is, well, a mess. Start here and then let your favorite search engine be your guide.
It Is A Mess.
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So libs, how's that Congressional Resolution to end The War™ coming along?
CPS typically serves the interests of Liberals and is typically manned by Liberals.
Very rarely a good idea to get them involved. And besides, they probably agree with the mother in this case, seeing as they are from Mass.
There are those who look on Dresden and Tokyo and Hiroshima as some of the greatest evils ever perpetrated by man. I look on them and thank the perpetrators for saving millions.
This story has a very high yuck factor.
...a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right...
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is why didn't she go for a second abortion attempt? (I am totally against it for the record; just hear me out, so to speak). How long did it take for her to realize it hadn't worked? Apparently not in time for a second attempt. Better yet, why not put the child up for adoption by a family who will love and cherish the child and at the same time free her from the burden? Far too logical I guess.
"Better yet, why not put the child up for adoption by a family who will love and cherish the child and at the same time free her from the burden? Far too logical I guess."
You're right. Putting the child up for adoption was my first thought. I'm willing to bet that her motives for this lawsuit are just as selfish as the act of abortion. She's just looking to cash in.
I suppose she would be entitled to a refund if she actually paid for an abortion because she didn't get the 'service' (ugh) that she paid for.
But I mean...didn't she know right away that the abortion wasn't sucessful? How could you not? Why not go for another one? And how do you mess up an abortion anyway? My wife had a DNC after a miscarage (it's basically the same thing, but with a dead fetus) - how do you get in there and not do it right? What a bizzare case
Every time I hear one of them interviewed, my jaw drops. They all talk like this. Like they have all been programmed by the Kennedy/Frank Company, Inc. What is in the water up there? And can it be made environmentally safe?
Every time I hear one of them interviewed, my jaw drops. They all talk like this. Like they have all been programmed by the Kennedy/Frank Company, Inc. What is in the water up there? And can it be made environmentally safe?
Fides non in bonus intentions , tamen in bonus factum
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between horror and fury and sadness, and a preverse desire to see her win her case. it would serve Planned Parenthood right for the destruction they've caused, both in real terms of human lives, and more abstractly to the very fabric of society. of course it would only be a drop in the bucket to such a hideous industry, but still...
when you find out your mom sued some doctors because they didn't successfully kill you in the womb.
That's what the social-worker/doctor prescribed lifetime supply of drugs are for.
But yeah, that's a great message to send to a child, your child - "You could have just been a smear on some doctor's towel but no, you had to go and be born..."
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So libs, how's that Congressional Resolution to end The War™ coming along?
Eventually that kid will figure out where all the extra money is coming from. Most likely something along the lines of:
"Mommy, these medications I'm on are really expensive. And we don't get Medicaid and you don't make enough to pay for them. So how can we afford them, let alone the big screen TV?"
There are those who look on Dresden and Tokyo and Hiroshima as some of the greatest evils ever perpetrated by man. I look on them and thank the perpetrators for saving millions.
Fides non in bonus intentions , tamen in bonus factum
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Please tell me, what happened to our societal sense of responsibility? Why does this woman seem to think that the pregnancy and birth was everyone's fault but her own?
Her selfish actions aside, this story cuts at a larger sense of where liberalism has taken us over the past 40 or 50 years. There was a time where women were shunned from society because of their actions that rendered them pregnant. I don't pine for a return to that society, but I do wish that we would have some people who would stand up and say that, if this woman was willing to go and have intercourse with whomever the father is, she should have to pay the consequences. Instead, I predict that there will be a seriously large number of people who think that this woman was wronged.
And that is sad. Due to our judicial and legal system which places a premium on convenience and seemingly has no respect for life, this woman will probably get some sort of settlement. Abortion is one thing. I don't agree with it, but it is unfortunately as legal as buying a soda pop. But, for this woman to try and pawn this off on Planned Parenthood, awful as they are, says a lot about how far we've come (or regressed) in 50 years. We need a return to responsibility, to where people stand up and take the rewards or consequences of their actions, rather than trying to find a scapegoat. Until then, all these "progressives" will remain unable to convince me that we've fully progressed as a society.
Fides non in bonus intentions , tamen in bonus factum
For more common sense conservatism, visit the Show Me Conservatism blog.