How would you feel if the doctor ran a test on your unborn baby and said he/she was going to have down syndrome? After thinking long and hard you decide you want to abort the baby. After the abortion is complete they do an autopsy on your child and find out something, “Ooops, we messed up your lab work, he was healthy all along, no signs of down syndrome here.”
Would you be mad if your unborn fetus was aborted based on false info?
Hell hath no fury as a woman scourned. Except in this case the woman is seeking only $75,000 in damages. WOW, your child was only worth $75,000 seems kind of sad to me. Here are the details of the story from Courthouse News Service.
MINNEAPOLIS (CN) – A woman had an abortion after Mayo Medical Laboratories misread an amniocentesis and told her he would be born with Down syndrome, which an autopsy revealed was untrue, the woman claims in Federal Court.
The woman says Mayo Medical misinterpreted the amniotic fluid analysis. After being given a “Prenatal Aneuploidy Detection (FISH) test” Mayo Medical reported that the fetus had “an abnormal result for chromosome 21 ‘consistent with Down syndrome,’” according to the complaint.
A trustee for the family says that the mother decided to terminate the pregnancy based on the results of the test. When the aborted fetus was examined, it was revealed that the baby did not have Down syndrome, the trustee says.
Mayo Medical re-examined the slides and reran the test, and found a contamination error in the first test, according to the complaint.
The trustee demands $75,000 for medical malpractice, on behalf of the family, which is represented by Mark Hallberg of St. Paul.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/10/23/Woman_Claims_Misread_Test_Led_to_Abortion.htm
I’m surprised this woman hasn’t showed up on the Today Show, ABC News, Fox News and let the world know how she feels. What would you do if this had happened to you or a friend?
