You’re right , Wesley. “Wrongful birth” lawsuits truly are pernicious. Suing because a baby was not aborted is a sick perversion of justice. But sadly, reproductive technology is making this kind of injustice an everyday occurence:
A mother desperate to have a second child has told how she lost her last IVF embryo when the NHS implanted it into the wrong patient.When the other woman found out that the embryo was not hers, she aborted it . . . .
Deborah, who does not want to disclose her surname, said: “I will never forget the moment the hospital broke the news to us. Initially, the hospital told me there had been an accident in the lab and that the embryo had been damaged. I thought that someone had, perhaps, dropped the embryo dish.
“I remember thinking: ‘That’s our last hope gone – we will never have another child.’ I left the hospital feeling totally shell-shocked.’
(via Mark Shea )
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