$12 Million For Wrongful Birth

Another mother recently won a huge lawsuit after arguing that she would have aborted her unborn son if she had known he had special needs before birth.

A British judge awarded Omodele Meadows £9 million (about $12 million) for the “wrongful birth” of her son, Adejuwon, who has autism and a severe form of hemophilia, the Metro reports.

Meadows argued that she loves her son, but she would have had him aborted if her doctors had done their jobs and informed her that she carried a hemophilia gene that could be passed on to her children.

Adejuwon was born in September 2011, and now is 6 years old, according to the report.

Here’s more from the report:

When he was born it was discovered that he suffered from an aggressive form of haemophilia and autism.

Four years before she got pregnant she had a test for the haemophilia gene after it was discovered that another relative had it.

She was mistakenly given the all-clear by a doctor.

Only after Adejuwon’s birth did she undergo detailed genetic testing that confirmed her as a carrier of the gene.

Ms Meadows went on to sue GP, Dr Hafshah Khan, whose lawyers ‘admitted that, but for her negligence, Adejuwon would not have been born.’

Khan’s lawyers said they would pay £1.4 million as well as additional costs related to Adejuwon’s care; but Meadows and her lawyers wanted more.

British Justice Yip recently awarded Meadows £9 million, a record for such cases, according to the report. In her ruling, Justice Yip sympathized with Meadows, arguing that she wanted to abort her son to prevent him from suffering.

“It cannot be easy for any mother to contend bluntly that her child should not have been born,” Yip said. “Her love for her son shone through from her written statements. She had specifically sought to avoid bringing a child with haemophilia into the world, knowing the suffering that condition causes.”

Yip said the little boy is “much loved,” and Meadows asked for such a large amount because she wants to provide the best care for him.

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