I give up...

Yahoshua · 07-24-07, 05:41 PM

Why bother rolling my eyes anymore.....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070724/...wrongful_birth

Heibges · 07-24-07, 05:46 PM

This goes to prove that only 10% of doctors graduated in the top 10% of their class.

Yahoshua · 07-24-07, 06:06 PM

What I'm seeing from this is:

"We had a second kid that also has genetic defects, therefore it's your fault for not doing the diagnosis right so we could kill him off, so now we're going to ruin your life, put you out of your practice, and take everything you own."

Iceman · 07-24-07, 06:08 PM

What utter non-sense...so if a child in the womb is determined to have some disability then termination or murder is ok? and the doctor should be sued?I think really the wife should pay the husband because I'm sure it will be determined that it was "Her" genes that were at fault...

Sounds like Gattaca...Sounds like B.S....Whoopie at your own Risk!

Heibges · 07-24-07, 07:04 PM

I would consider it irresponsible on the part of the parents, not to have a genetics test if they have a child with a disability.

If they had known about the disease, they might never have gotten pregnant in the first place.

The doctor told them they could have a normal child.

"Instead, Kousseff, a specialist in genetic disorders, told them they should be able to have normal children in the future."

He is not a simple pediatrician, he is a genetics specialist.

Reaves · 07-24-07, 08:16 PM

It depends on how easy it would be to misdiagnose such a problem.

If the doctor was truely neglegent then I believe he is at fault. He was apparently 90 % neglegent but what the hell does that mean? You're either neglegent or not, it's not a percentage.

samniTe · 07-24-07, 08:24 PM

I wouldnt want a messed up kid. I'd have it aborted too... I feel bad for the parents.

07-24-07, 05:41 PM	#1
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I give up... Why bother rolling my eyes anymore..... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070724/...wrongful_birth __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

07-24-07, 05:46 PM	#2
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	This goes to prove that only 10% of doctors graduated in the top 10% of their class. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

07-24-07, 06:06 PM	#3
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What I'm seeing from this is: "We had a second kid that also has genetic defects, therefore it's your fault for not doing the diagnosis right so we could kill him off, so now we're going to ruin your life, put you out of your practice, and take everything you own." __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

07-24-07, 07:04 PM	#5
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I would consider it irresponsible on the part of the parents, not to have a genetics test if they have a child with a disability. If they had known about the disease, they might never have gotten pregnant in the first place. The doctor told them they could have a normal child. "Instead, Kousseff, a specialist in genetic disorders, told them they should be able to have normal children in the future." He is not a simple pediatrician, he is a genetics specialist. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

07-24-07, 08:16 PM	#6
Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	It depends on how easy it would be to misdiagnose such a problem. If the doctor was truely neglegent then I believe he is at fault. He was apparently 90 % neglegent but what the hell does that mean? You're either neglegent or not, it's not a percentage. __________________

07-24-07, 06:08 PM	#4
Iceman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mesa AZ, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,253 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	What utter non-sense...so if a child in the womb is determined to have some disability then termination or murder is ok? and the doctor should be sued?I think really the wife should pay the husband because I'm sure it will be determined that it was "Her" genes that were at fault... Sounds like Gattaca...Sounds like B.S....Whoopie at your own Risk!

07-24-07, 08:24 PM	#7
samniTe Seaman Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 37 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I wouldnt want a messed up kid. I'd have it aborted too... I feel bad for the parents.