Excuse me for being so curse, especially since there may be more to the story than what I have here… But there is little doubt in my mind that the young lade was advised of the need for her to return to the office the next day to have the procedure completed. I suspect that upon investigation, the clinic will be able to produce copies of the letters sent to the young lady and I suspect that the young lady received and ignored these letters.
Now I am not pro abortion, so I find it difficult to side with the clinic, but what else should they be expected to do? If someone chooses to be non-compliant, it is not the service providers fault.
If someone has more information about this that is not part of the article, it would be nice to see.
Sorry, the young lady who was of legal age decided not to return to the clinic after being contacted twice. Why would she not agree to a pelvic exam at the hospital?
She and she alone is the responsible party in this matter.
In my opinion, there is a consequence to every action. Planned Parenthood is an organization that’s principal income (over $100,000,000 per year) is derived from abortions. They are abortionist plain & simple.
A lawsuit against them is in order for thier poor professionalism (malpractice), and that is the consequence of being in the business of killing babies.
Now the unfortuante patient too has suffered the consequences. Her killing of the child she carries has taken now her own life.
God did not kill her, yet his blessings of protection were removed. She, like Planned Parenthood, are given the freedom to choose, but with that freedom comes consequence, negative or positive. The end result of consequences is a matter of the answering the question, “Does this please God?”
We should ask ourselves this question in everything we do throughout our daily lives.
I can’t wait to follow this article and read all the responses by you religious zealots who are using this forum to voice your opinion about abortion. This topic is gonna make for some great arguments! Thank “God” you people can’t restrain yourselves and comment only on the article, but rather have to step on your soapbox and cast stones at all the sinners in this world. Don’t forget… Let he who is without sin cast the first stone!
Hawaii Duke…she did not have the procedure. She was supposed to have the procedure the following day, but did not. She had a miscarriage 2 weeks after the dilators were inserted. If she changed her mind, as the article alludes, then there should have been no shame in going back to have the dilators removed. Maybe she was scared of the protestors that would have assumed an abortion had been done just because she dared to walk through the doors?
You have every right to think abortion is wrong. For YOU, it would be wrong. If you would like to make it against the law for all women, then you need to get your butt in line and sign up to adopt or foster these kids.
Don’t just sit there and pass your judgment and make choices because you think you know what’s best for everyone. Instead of talking the talk, start walking the walk. Adopt children or become a foster parent.
Keep in mind, if abortion is illegal, many children with extreme challenges will be born. Some will not survive past infanthood. Some will. Those kids are going to need ongoing medical attention, therapy and a patient, nurturing home. Are YOU willing to take that job? It’s expensive, it will consume all of your time and you won’t be allowed to perch up on your moral high horse and look down your nose at the world because you’ll be too busy meeting the needs of the child.
Be Pro-Life, if it suits you. But be willing to take up the responsibility for your pro-life choice, if you intend to take choices away from other women. Taking up that responsibility includes providing financial support to mothers who were not allowed to abort and now can’t afford to care for extremely mentally or physically challenged children or adopting and fostering these children yourself.
Are there lots of ignorant young people in this world who do stupid things like have un-protected sex? Absolutely. Millions and millions of them. Can we stop them from having un-protected sex? I don’t think so, but if you have a solution, I’d be glad to hear it. Are there rapists whose attacks sometimes result in a pregnancy? Yes. How do you propose to stop that from happening? Would YOU want to give birth to a child that’s a result of rape? Just because YOU would be willing to do it, how does that allow you to take a choice away from a woman who is NOT willing to do it? Will YOU adopt her baby if you take her choice away?
If we can’t stop a young person from making a foolish mistake which results in a child they do not want, then how do we make sure that person is going to properly care for the unwanted child? In so many of those situations, the child’s suffering is severe. They live in poverty, don’t have enough to eat, sometimes don’t get an education or medical care. The only way to prevent their suffering is if YOU adopt or foster them OR keep abortion legal.
HawaiiDuke,
Maybe you should read the article again. The women had not completed the abortion. She was still pregnant when taken to the hospital. However, don’t let the facts get in the way of your rant. Carry on!!!
Not blaming the protesters for the death or failure to return. Just trying to point to Hawaii Duke that he needed to read the article again, and that no one knows what was going on in her mind when she failed to return. My point was that it was just as plausible for her to be afraid to return due to possible protestors (I don’t know that there really were any) as it was that she was embarrassed or ashamed. Again, no one knows what was going on in her mind or why she did not go back. She had her own reasons, and unfortunately they led to her death.
Just out of idle curiosity, why in the world would you have posted this article? To foster an insurance-related discussion amongst professionals with an eye towards educating or enlightening our field?
Get real. The only thing these comment boards foster on such hot topics are polarizing diatribes on ‘human interest’ subjects. Look at the recent tripe regarding the unfortunate theme park rider, or two weeks ago about the Supreme Court’s decision about unfair workplace habits and EPLI lawsuits.
Each topic COULD have been marginally interesting as they reflect upon our field, but they only allow the participants an opportunity to either Waive the Flag, Support a Candidate or Thump the Bible.
Why not try something a little different – and not just yank stuff off the news wires. Select topics that deal more closely with relevance to our industry, and eliminate those items that can only get us off the track. Or, suggest we all focus a little better and pose a Question of the Day – on this article, it could have been:
“Where do YOU see the possible liability arise for any of the participants? Is it assumed, express or implied? When does a mailing notice suffice as an attempt to contact a patient?”
I am going back to work. Maybe we should reopen your site – and allow our opinions to flow – at later dates.
This should be a forum on the validity of the suit, were proper procedures followed, where appropriate blame should be placed, etc.
Instead this had turned into a Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice debate that would be better left for Sunday Services.
I don’t know who I am more ashamed of. IJ for allow these posts to be made or you all for not being professional enough to debate the validity of the suit.
I think this started out about frivilous lawsuits. When an adult chooses to undertake a medical procedure then fails to follow the doctors instructions we don’t usually sue the doctor. As an adult she chose to obtain a legal medical procedure. It appears more men get emotional over this subject than women. They cannot believe that any woman would chose to reject the results of their unprotected sex. If you would check the facts you would find that Planned Parenthood makes more money selling “contraceptives” than performing abortions. Their mission was to provide women a way to control the size of their family via birth control. Although I ended up owning an insurance agency my younger sister is the executive director of 2 PP offices and my oler sister as an adoption counselor who works at PP to counsel women not interested in abortions. PP provides health care and vasectomies … Vote Pro-Choice!
The question that is not to be answered in this is lawsuit is whether abortion is right or wrong. The question will be whether the clinic acted responsibly in trying to notify and follow up with the claimant about the necessity of removing the medical devices/equipment/tools, and whether there was informed consent on what could happen before they were ever inserted. There will be many other issues, including why the decedent would not allow a pelvic exam at the emergency room, if there were other ways the clinic tried to notify the decedent and if there were any other potential causes of TSS. If the rods had been removed at the emergency room when she first went there, there would have been a much better chance of surviving TSS than when the infection became rampant and caused organ failure.
Mandatory sterilization. Welcome to the United States of China.
Personal responsibility is dead. Just hire a lawyer and you can say they never told me to come back, should have been more aggressive, etc etc. This one should go to court.
I am a single female, no kids…blah blah…and i’m all for the sterilization bit, but well, I don’t know about forced sterilization…but I think it’s a good discussion (and yes, i’m aware it has nothing to do with this site and this article). A friend of mine once said that if a person is willing to be sterilized, they should get tax breaks much like a person with kids gets a tax break. and frankly, I agree.
and as far as making abortions illegal goes…well…i guarantee you, whether or not you make it legal, women will find a way to get it done. What do you think they did BEFORE?
(and i’m one of those fun folks that is personally pro-life, but politically pro-choice)
(but then again, i’m a BIG fan of protected sex….TMI!!!)
Compman, Please keep personal bias to yourself. What makes you so certain that this young woman was repeating family mistakes? That is very elitist of you. Perhaps you aren’t aware but 45% of all American woman have an abortion by the age of 40… not immigrants, American women. Many husbands never know…. please don’t assume this family is on welfare.. if this was not her first abortion then she would have been well aware of the importance of the return visit… thank god for RU486.
I would be willing to take that bet!. Sorry, but I have a real problem with people who treat unborn babies like a disease. Take a pill and get rid of it. How novel.. I am not a pro-life freak, it just saddens me to see so many women out there treat an abortion as if it is no different than having there teeth cleaned. Got to do it every six months!.
And, one more thing. I am entitled to my opinion so don’t go lecturing me on what I can say or not say. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. You don’t see me telling anybody else in this column not to write what they think. You are the typical liberal, free speech for all as long it is the same speech you are giving. What a hypocrit.
Its unfortunate that this case revolves around such a polarizing issue, because its actually kind of interesting. How did the clinic convey the importance of returning ? Was there a language issue, a form signed, etc ?
The mother says she asked for a pelvic exam but then denied permission ? That’s a pretty crucial incongruity there. Its likely that if a complete exam was done then ( 10 days before she died ) she wouldn’t have died. If she was “confused and disoriented” as the mom says, should she have been given the choice regarding the pelvic exam ? Should ( or did ) the hospital have caught the infection and given aggressive antibiotics anyway, or is that not recomended when the patient is pregnant ? The article also makes it sound like Planned Parenthood is the main target of the suit. I think the blame lies with the victim here, but I am surprised the suit isn’t targeted at the Hospital and the doctors. They seem to be more involved in the death, they probably have deeper pockets, and a less dedicated and passionate legal team.
I will focus on what this suit is about and not personnal opinions.
One of the biggest problems in the medical malpractice world are these types of suits. Why should one not be responsible for their own actions. I have worked in enough areas of insurance to see this all too often. The woman who smokes after plastic surgery and then sues because her wounds do not heal. How about the woman who refused a C-Secion because she did not want a scar. Her child ended up having CP. Is that the doctor’s fault? I don’t believe so, but she still won a judgement.
There is no personal responsibility left in the US. How about the attorneys who go after these cases? Should they be held liabile for all the money they are costing the medical providers?
Isn’t PP an organization who has to comply with HIPPA? Should they have knocked on the patients door at home and said “Hi, we are here from PP to take your daughters dialator’s out.”
Let’s take some responsibility for our own actions here…we all need to grow up!
Personal responsibility must be taken for individual action. Unfortunately the system still enables the deep pocket syndrome, and while a litiguous society roars rampant, the ultimate arbiters of the Blame Game are the judge and jury.
I don’t know how either PP or the care providers work, but contracts, waivers etc are typically set aside in the face of negligence.
My guess is that there will be so many suits, cross suits and countersuits that the only entity NOT making an acceptance of liability will be the estate of the deceased. This will probably settle out for much less than the original demands.
We can only hope that an educated jury is on the case.
It should settle out for nothing. I have been in the hospital enough to know that waivers, etc are signed at every doorstep one crosses. Too bad they don’t mean much anymore.
So WWJD in IRAQ? Do you think he would be using an M-16? Would he trhow the switch to let deadly chemicals flow into the veins of a convicted criminal? It has always amazed me at how people can split hairs about “saving the unborn” but sit in judgement for those who not only were already born but have lived for several years, and decide that killing them serves….what “justice”? I feel sorry for this young lady but the chain of events that lead to her demise were due to much of her own choices, beginning with having unprotected sex….
Liar! Your opposition to killing is limited to a single event. Don’t you know that only mankind has devised a method of grading “bad” behavior by saying some things are more evil than others. So killing the unborn is anathema but killing adults is a part of life, if you can justify it? GET REAL!
Does anyone else find it ironic that some here are using this case as a pro-God, anti-abortion, vehicle, when this girl died because she DIDN’T have the abortion ?? If she went back to the clinic the next day and completed the procedure she would still be alive !!
A lot of the postings are gone which is a good thing since most of them were off topic. What most of the zealots failed to realize is that this woman completely cause her own death via lack of any personal responsibility. Sad state of our society.
I feel it is appropriate to say this again since we are all off the subject it seems…
I will focus on what this suit is about and not personnal opinions.
One of the biggest problems in the medical malpractice world are these types of suits. Why should one not be responsible for their own actions. I have worked in enough areas of insurance to see this all too often. The woman who smokes after plastic surgery and then sues because her wounds do not heal. How about the woman who refused a C-Secion because she did not want a scar. Her child ended up having CP. Is that the doctor’s fault? I don’t believe so, but she still won a judgement.
There is no personal responsibility left in the US. How about the attorneys who go after these cases? Should they be held liabile for all the money they are costing the medical providers?
Isn’t PP an organization who has to comply with HIPPA? Should they have knocked on the patients door at home and said “Hi, we are here from PP to take your daughters dialator’s out.”
Let’s take some responsibility for our own actions here…we all need to grow up!
Let’s assume the clinic that specializes in this procedure gave this woman the proper advice/instruction about returning the following day to have the expanders removed prior to the abortion. A 21 year old woman should know enough to follow those directions or to at least notify the clinic she changed her mind so they could remind her to come in and have them removed. This woman failed to act responsibly. This is not malpractice. The mother either wants to have someone say her daughter wasn’t an irresponsible idiot, and/or make some money over this.
Too shallow. I agree with you.
Excuse me for being so curse, especially since there may be more to the story than what I have here… But there is little doubt in my mind that the young lade was advised of the need for her to return to the office the next day to have the procedure completed. I suspect that upon investigation, the clinic will be able to produce copies of the letters sent to the young lady and I suspect that the young lady received and ignored these letters.
Now I am not pro abortion, so I find it difficult to side with the clinic, but what else should they be expected to do? If someone chooses to be non-compliant, it is not the service providers fault.
If someone has more information about this that is not part of the article, it would be nice to see.
Sorry, the young lady who was of legal age decided not to return to the clinic after being contacted twice. Why would she not agree to a pelvic exam at the hospital?
She and she alone is the responsible party in this matter.
In my opinion, there is a consequence to every action. Planned Parenthood is an organization that’s principal income (over $100,000,000 per year) is derived from abortions. They are abortionist plain & simple.
A lawsuit against them is in order for thier poor professionalism (malpractice), and that is the consequence of being in the business of killing babies.
Now the unfortuante patient too has suffered the consequences. Her killing of the child she carries has taken now her own life.
God did not kill her, yet his blessings of protection were removed. She, like Planned Parenthood, are given the freedom to choose, but with that freedom comes consequence, negative or positive. The end result of consequences is a matter of the answering the question, “Does this please God?”
We should ask ourselves this question in everything we do throughout our daily lives.
I can’t wait to follow this article and read all the responses by you religious zealots who are using this forum to voice your opinion about abortion. This topic is gonna make for some great arguments! Thank “God” you people can’t restrain yourselves and comment only on the article, but rather have to step on your soapbox and cast stones at all the sinners in this world. Don’t forget… Let he who is without sin cast the first stone!
I am not religious, I just know what murder is. Do you support murder?
Hawaii Duke…she did not have the procedure. She was supposed to have the procedure the following day, but did not. She had a miscarriage 2 weeks after the dilators were inserted. If she changed her mind, as the article alludes, then there should have been no shame in going back to have the dilators removed. Maybe she was scared of the protestors that would have assumed an abortion had been done just because she dared to walk through the doors?
You have every right to think abortion is wrong. For YOU, it would be wrong. If you would like to make it against the law for all women, then you need to get your butt in line and sign up to adopt or foster these kids.
Don’t just sit there and pass your judgment and make choices because you think you know what’s best for everyone. Instead of talking the talk, start walking the walk. Adopt children or become a foster parent.
Keep in mind, if abortion is illegal, many children with extreme challenges will be born. Some will not survive past infanthood. Some will. Those kids are going to need ongoing medical attention, therapy and a patient, nurturing home. Are YOU willing to take that job? It’s expensive, it will consume all of your time and you won’t be allowed to perch up on your moral high horse and look down your nose at the world because you’ll be too busy meeting the needs of the child.
Be Pro-Life, if it suits you. But be willing to take up the responsibility for your pro-life choice, if you intend to take choices away from other women. Taking up that responsibility includes providing financial support to mothers who were not allowed to abort and now can’t afford to care for extremely mentally or physically challenged children or adopting and fostering these children yourself.
Are there lots of ignorant young people in this world who do stupid things like have un-protected sex? Absolutely. Millions and millions of them. Can we stop them from having un-protected sex? I don’t think so, but if you have a solution, I’d be glad to hear it. Are there rapists whose attacks sometimes result in a pregnancy? Yes. How do you propose to stop that from happening? Would YOU want to give birth to a child that’s a result of rape? Just because YOU would be willing to do it, how does that allow you to take a choice away from a woman who is NOT willing to do it? Will YOU adopt her baby if you take her choice away?
If we can’t stop a young person from making a foolish mistake which results in a child they do not want, then how do we make sure that person is going to properly care for the unwanted child? In so many of those situations, the child’s suffering is severe. They live in poverty, don’t have enough to eat, sometimes don’t get an education or medical care. The only way to prevent their suffering is if YOU adopt or foster them OR keep abortion legal.
Thanks for speaking up!
HawaiiDuke,
Maybe you should read the article again. The women had not completed the abortion. She was still pregnant when taken to the hospital. However, don’t let the facts get in the way of your rant. Carry on!!!
Not blaming the protesters for the death or failure to return. Just trying to point to Hawaii Duke that he needed to read the article again, and that no one knows what was going on in her mind when she failed to return. My point was that it was just as plausible for her to be afraid to return due to possible protestors (I don’t know that there really were any) as it was that she was embarrassed or ashamed. Again, no one knows what was going on in her mind or why she did not go back. She had her own reasons, and unfortunately they led to her death.
Just out of idle curiosity, why in the world would you have posted this article? To foster an insurance-related discussion amongst professionals with an eye towards educating or enlightening our field?
Get real. The only thing these comment boards foster on such hot topics are polarizing diatribes on ‘human interest’ subjects. Look at the recent tripe regarding the unfortunate theme park rider, or two weeks ago about the Supreme Court’s decision about unfair workplace habits and EPLI lawsuits.
Each topic COULD have been marginally interesting as they reflect upon our field, but they only allow the participants an opportunity to either Waive the Flag, Support a Candidate or Thump the Bible.
Why not try something a little different – and not just yank stuff off the news wires. Select topics that deal more closely with relevance to our industry, and eliminate those items that can only get us off the track. Or, suggest we all focus a little better and pose a Question of the Day – on this article, it could have been:
“Where do YOU see the possible liability arise for any of the participants? Is it assumed, express or implied? When does a mailing notice suffice as an attempt to contact a patient?”
I am going back to work. Maybe we should reopen your site – and allow our opinions to flow – at later dates.
This should be a forum on the validity of the suit, were proper procedures followed, where appropriate blame should be placed, etc.
Instead this had turned into a Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice debate that would be better left for Sunday Services.
I don’t know who I am more ashamed of. IJ for allow these posts to be made or you all for not being professional enough to debate the validity of the suit.
I think this started out about frivilous lawsuits. When an adult chooses to undertake a medical procedure then fails to follow the doctors instructions we don’t usually sue the doctor. As an adult she chose to obtain a legal medical procedure. It appears more men get emotional over this subject than women. They cannot believe that any woman would chose to reject the results of their unprotected sex. If you would check the facts you would find that Planned Parenthood makes more money selling “contraceptives” than performing abortions. Their mission was to provide women a way to control the size of their family via birth control. Although I ended up owning an insurance agency my younger sister is the executive director of 2 PP offices and my oler sister as an adoption counselor who works at PP to counsel women not interested in abortions. PP provides health care and vasectomies … Vote Pro-Choice!
The question that is not to be answered in this is lawsuit is whether abortion is right or wrong. The question will be whether the clinic acted responsibly in trying to notify and follow up with the claimant about the necessity of removing the medical devices/equipment/tools, and whether there was informed consent on what could happen before they were ever inserted. There will be many other issues, including why the decedent would not allow a pelvic exam at the emergency room, if there were other ways the clinic tried to notify the decedent and if there were any other potential causes of TSS. If the rods had been removed at the emergency room when she first went there, there would have been a much better chance of surviving TSS than when the infection became rampant and caused organ failure.
Mandatory sterilization. Welcome to the United States of China.
Personal responsibility is dead. Just hire a lawyer and you can say they never told me to come back, should have been more aggressive, etc etc. This one should go to court.
I am a single female, no kids…blah blah…and i’m all for the sterilization bit, but well, I don’t know about forced sterilization…but I think it’s a good discussion (and yes, i’m aware it has nothing to do with this site and this article). A friend of mine once said that if a person is willing to be sterilized, they should get tax breaks much like a person with kids gets a tax break. and frankly, I agree.
and as far as making abortions illegal goes…well…i guarantee you, whether or not you make it legal, women will find a way to get it done. What do you think they did BEFORE?
(and i’m one of those fun folks that is personally pro-life, but politically pro-choice)
(but then again, i’m a BIG fan of protected sex….TMI!!!)
Compman, Please keep personal bias to yourself. What makes you so certain that this young woman was repeating family mistakes? That is very elitist of you. Perhaps you aren’t aware but 45% of all American woman have an abortion by the age of 40… not immigrants, American women. Many husbands never know…. please don’t assume this family is on welfare.. if this was not her first abortion then she would have been well aware of the importance of the return visit… thank god for RU486.
I would be willing to take that bet!. Sorry, but I have a real problem with people who treat unborn babies like a disease. Take a pill and get rid of it. How novel.. I am not a pro-life freak, it just saddens me to see so many women out there treat an abortion as if it is no different than having there teeth cleaned. Got to do it every six months!.
And, one more thing. I am entitled to my opinion so don’t go lecturing me on what I can say or not say. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. You don’t see me telling anybody else in this column not to write what they think. You are the typical liberal, free speech for all as long it is the same speech you are giving. What a hypocrit.
Its unfortunate that this case revolves around such a polarizing issue, because its actually kind of interesting. How did the clinic convey the importance of returning ? Was there a language issue, a form signed, etc ?
The mother says she asked for a pelvic exam but then denied permission ? That’s a pretty crucial incongruity there. Its likely that if a complete exam was done then ( 10 days before she died ) she wouldn’t have died. If she was “confused and disoriented” as the mom says, should she have been given the choice regarding the pelvic exam ? Should ( or did ) the hospital have caught the infection and given aggressive antibiotics anyway, or is that not recomended when the patient is pregnant ? The article also makes it sound like Planned Parenthood is the main target of the suit. I think the blame lies with the victim here, but I am surprised the suit isn’t targeted at the Hospital and the doctors. They seem to be more involved in the death, they probably have deeper pockets, and a less dedicated and passionate legal team.
I will focus on what this suit is about and not personnal opinions.
One of the biggest problems in the medical malpractice world are these types of suits. Why should one not be responsible for their own actions. I have worked in enough areas of insurance to see this all too often. The woman who smokes after plastic surgery and then sues because her wounds do not heal. How about the woman who refused a C-Secion because she did not want a scar. Her child ended up having CP. Is that the doctor’s fault? I don’t believe so, but she still won a judgement.
There is no personal responsibility left in the US. How about the attorneys who go after these cases? Should they be held liabile for all the money they are costing the medical providers?
Isn’t PP an organization who has to comply with HIPPA? Should they have knocked on the patients door at home and said “Hi, we are here from PP to take your daughters dialator’s out.”
Let’s take some responsibility for our own actions here…we all need to grow up!
…for putting the topic on-point.
Personal responsibility must be taken for individual action. Unfortunately the system still enables the deep pocket syndrome, and while a litiguous society roars rampant, the ultimate arbiters of the Blame Game are the judge and jury.
I don’t know how either PP or the care providers work, but contracts, waivers etc are typically set aside in the face of negligence.
My guess is that there will be so many suits, cross suits and countersuits that the only entity NOT making an acceptance of liability will be the estate of the deceased. This will probably settle out for much less than the original demands.
We can only hope that an educated jury is on the case.
It should settle out for nothing. I have been in the hospital enough to know that waivers, etc are signed at every doorstep one crosses. Too bad they don’t mean much anymore.
So WWJD in IRAQ? Do you think he would be using an M-16? Would he trhow the switch to let deadly chemicals flow into the veins of a convicted criminal? It has always amazed me at how people can split hairs about “saving the unborn” but sit in judgement for those who not only were already born but have lived for several years, and decide that killing them serves….what “justice”? I feel sorry for this young lady but the chain of events that lead to her demise were due to much of her own choices, beginning with having unprotected sex….
thanks Joe for saying it so well!
Liar! Your opposition to killing is limited to a single event. Don’t you know that only mankind has devised a method of grading “bad” behavior by saying some things are more evil than others. So killing the unborn is anathema but killing adults is a part of life, if you can justify it? GET REAL!
Does anyone else find it ironic that some here are using this case as a pro-God, anti-abortion, vehicle, when this girl died because she DIDN’T have the abortion ?? If she went back to the clinic the next day and completed the procedure she would still be alive !!
Yes GB the irony is almost lyrical.
A lot of the postings are gone which is a good thing since most of them were off topic. What most of the zealots failed to realize is that this woman completely cause her own death via lack of any personal responsibility. Sad state of our society.
I feel it is appropriate to say this again since we are all off the subject it seems…
I will focus on what this suit is about and not personnal opinions.
One of the biggest problems in the medical malpractice world are these types of suits. Why should one not be responsible for their own actions. I have worked in enough areas of insurance to see this all too often. The woman who smokes after plastic surgery and then sues because her wounds do not heal. How about the woman who refused a C-Secion because she did not want a scar. Her child ended up having CP. Is that the doctor’s fault? I don’t believe so, but she still won a judgement.
There is no personal responsibility left in the US. How about the attorneys who go after these cases? Should they be held liabile for all the money they are costing the medical providers?
Isn’t PP an organization who has to comply with HIPPA? Should they have knocked on the patients door at home and said “Hi, we are here from PP to take your daughters dialator’s out.”
Let’s take some responsibility for our own actions here…we all need to grow up!
Let’s assume the clinic that specializes in this procedure gave this woman the proper advice/instruction about returning the following day to have the expanders removed prior to the abortion. A 21 year old woman should know enough to follow those directions or to at least notify the clinic she changed her mind so they could remind her to come in and have them removed. This woman failed to act responsibly. This is not malpractice. The mother either wants to have someone say her daughter wasn’t an irresponsible idiot, and/or make some money over this.
Someone has gotten back to the point! Thank You!