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Couple Wins $4.5 Million in ‘Wrongful Birth’ Lawsuit After Claiming They Would Have Aborted Disabled Son

Ana Mejia & Rodolfo Santana Win $4.5 Million in Wrongful Death Suit

Ana Mejia testifying about her son Bryan's disabilities (Photo Credit: Richard Graulich/Palm Beach Post)

Many times, “wrongful death” is at the root cause of a lawsuit, but what happens in the case of a “wrongful birth” charge?

In West Palm Beach, Florida, a couple sued a doctor and an ultrasound technician for negligence. The two claimed that they would have aborted their son, who was born with no arms and only one leg, had they known about his disabilities beforehand. PalmBeachPost.com’s Jane Musgrave writes:

[The parents] claimed they would have never have brought Bryan into the world had they known about his horrific disabilities. Had Morel and technicians at OB/GYN Specialists of the Palm Beaches and Perinatal Specialists of the Palm Beaches properly administered two ultrasounds and seen he was missing three limbs, the West Palm Beach couple said they would have terminated the pregnancy.

As a result of what some are calling a “wrongful birth,” Ana Mejia and Rodolfo Santana sued Dr. Marie Morel and an ultrasound technician for $9 million — a figure that was estimated to cover the child’s expenses for the next 70 years.

The couple believe that the doctor and his staff member should have noticed the baby’s issues before he was born. For what was apparently seen as a failure to properly read sonograms, a jury comprised of four men and two women sided with the couple, holding the doctor 85 percent negligent and the technician 15 percent negligent.

While the couple didn’t win the fill amount they wanted, they walked away with $4.5 million — half of the figure that was originally requested. Feeling overjoyed, they explained that the award would greatly assist their son Bryan.

Attorney Mark Rosen, who represents Morel and the responsible clinics, says that the losing party will appeal. According to Rosen, the couple had refused an amniocentesis, which may have helped to predict Bryan’s problems before his birth. According to LifeSiteNews.com, he said:

“There is nothing Dr. Morel wants more than for Bryan Santana to have a happy, healthy life. That doesn’t mean they’re responsible. Is it fair to blame physicians for acts of nature?”

The Palm Beach Post’s editorial board weighed in on this contentious battle, with Andrew Marra taking a stand against the parents’ lawsuit:

Bryan’s parents are understandably upset that they had no warning about the issues that awaited him. The problem with their lawsuit is its premise that their son is more flawed or somehow worse than a person with four fully formed limbs.

Despite his considerable deformities, there is no reason to assume that Bryan cannot lead a fulfilling and productive life…Certainly, Bryan will face challenges that few have to consider, and that is tragic. Whether these obstacles mean his life is not worth living should be up to him to decide, not to Ms. Mejia and a jury of her peers.

But Jac Wilder VerSteeg has a very different stance on the matter:

Ana Mejia absolutely is morally justified in suing health care providers who failed to warn her that her son, now 3 years old, would be born with three limbs missing. [...]

So how does a mother who would have terminated a pregnancy have any standing to argue on that child’s behalf? Isn’t there something inherently hypocritical about a “wrongful life” lawsuit?

Not at all.

What do you think — do Mejia and Santana deserve the $4.5 million they’ve been awarded? Take our poll, below:


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  • Dougral Supports Israel
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:20pm

    That should make the son feel real good when he’s old enough to understand how his folks got their money.

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    • ACLUHater
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:43pm

      There’s no such thing as wrongful birth. It only exists in the liberal’s bible.

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    • USAMama
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:48pm

      My thoughts exactly! That poor kid will probably do just fine physically as many with physical handicaps learn to adjust and grow and prosper. However he will probably need extensive emotional therapy after learning his parents were so burdened by him they actually wished they had aborted him. God bless him!

      And we wonder why our healthcare costs are so high, who exactly do they think is going to pay for this 4.5 mil? The doctor? The unltrasound tech? Or the malpractice insurance they are now forced to buy for this exact reason? And where are these people going to get that kind of money… oh yeah, these “rich” doctors and techs and hospitals have so much $ its no skin off their nose. Its not like it costs anything to RUN A HOSPITAL!!! Surely they won’t have to get it from the consumer/ patients with raised prices and insurance deductibles/ premiums.

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    • Wayner
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:52pm

      They will probably find a nice sanitorium (or whatever they call them these days) to send the kid off to for the rest of their lives while they live it up. But, I’ll bet the lawyer gets to live it up more than they will. Ok though. The boy will spend eternity in Heaven while the others burn forever in Hell.

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    • MrButcher
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:56pm

      good point.

      Poor kid.

      ————–
      This is another great example of the decline of Western Civilization.

      It just going to get uglier.

      cheers

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    • TheOracleOfTruth
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 4:08pm

      This is a tough one to swallow, but in the end, doctors are human too, so does that mean they have to pay for this _ NO WAY – at least not that much! This is a travesty.

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    • hniska
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 4:17pm

      The judge should take the child away from them and give the money and the child to someone that wants to care for them, not KILL them.

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 4:21pm

      my question is…is there any reason to kill a baby…even in the case of rape or incest or even abnormal growth…I say HECK NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! God does not give us anything we can not handle, these parents are WEAK and selfish. ALL the money should be put in a trust fund of some kind and only pay for this little boy’s life…period!

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    • Ari Ben TZion
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 4:24pm

      I see Ana Mejia has great motherly instincts.

      When little Bryan grows up and finds out that his mom would have murdered him if should would have known about his disabilities – I’m sure little Bryan is going to feel warm and loved all over.

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    • Right_on_the_Left_Coast
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 4:34pm

      The fact that they won is a travesty. Most parents are only offered amniocentesis if they are at high risk for children with genetic abnormalities, or if they have an abnormal ultrasound. The fact that this couple was even offered the opportunity to have this test done, shows that the doctors found something in their medical history, or saw something wrong on the ultrasound, and wanted to do some more definitive testing. These parents were essentially warned that something could be wrong with their baby, but they chose not to look into it.

      …and now they blaming the doctors for not foreseeing these problems, even though they refused to let the doctors do the necessary testing to discover such problems. This absolutely ludicrous.

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 5:10pm

      Thank God Nick Vujicic‘s parents didn’t feel this way about him. Try to tell him that he’s inferior or physically limited and he will prove you wrong each and every time.

      http://www.attitudeisaltitude.com/aboutus-attitude.php

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    • Islesfordian
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 5:18pm

      What despicable human beings they are. All that money should be given to the child and he should be adopted by parents who will love him. These dirtbags deserve nothing but scorn.

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    • shirelover
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 5:36pm

      what horrible people, I am not even going to call them parents. Give Bryan up for adoption if they are so burdened! I do know a hundred people who would love to adopt a baby, even with his disabilities. Nothing was said about his mental developement so I am assuming that everything is physically there as far as brain structure, Bryan needs what every other person needs at this stage of life, unlimited love and I am sad to say that I don’t think he will get it with these two people raising him.

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    • platitude
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 5:59pm

      Dont you see people, god has a plan for everybody. His parents must have not had enough faith, thus god chose to punish their child.

      The lord really does work in mysterious ways.

      Amen!

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    • loriann12
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 6:17pm

      My mom was an OB/GYN nurse. She had a case (and didn’t share the names with me, of course) where the woman had her tubes cut, the man had a vasectomy. They then got pregnant. They sued for a failed surgery. She later lost the child and tried to sue for wrongful death. She didn’t win the second one.

      Today‘s society has told everyone if you don’t get what you want, sue. They wanted a healthy child, and they want their money back. It doesn’t work that way. I wanted a healthy child the first time, over 21 years ago. I got what God considered perfect for me. He has Down Syndrome and autism, a heart condition, hyperthyroidism, celiac disease, and he’s taught me more about unconditional love than anyone else in my life had. He’s my angel. It‘s a shame that they can’t look at this child as a child and not a hinderance. They’re missing out on a lot.

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 6:52pm

      And everytime they look at their son they can tell him..”we’d have killed you had we known”. But that 4.5 million I‘m sure won’t be squandered on anything..it’s just for their son.

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    • TH30PH1LUS
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 7:01pm

      In the year 2029:

      Dear Mom,
      just found out through a search online that you wanted me dead, and that the last 18 years have all been a big lie.

      I hate you.

      Happy Mother’s Day,

      Bryan Mejia

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    • cherigc
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 7:27pm

      People like this should burn in hell! This poor poor child who will read that his parents said they woulld have “gotten rid of him” and sued because they couldnt…. This beautiful child should be given the money in trust…..NOT his pathetic parents.

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    • TulsaYeeHaw
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 7:37pm

      The problem is not the parents. The problem is the jury who awarded this, and the sorry assed lawyer who took their case.

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    • Gold Coin & Economic News
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 7:38pm

      Nice, more depravity brought to you by the sickness of liberalism.

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    • martinwood
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 8:03pm

      There won’t be any money left by the time he understands what they did. Then he should be really pissed off.

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    • goldenfish
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 8:12pm

      “Well honey, we wanted to kill you…but now that we are millionaires I guess we can deal with you for a little longer” What a horrible, miserable woman!

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    • kindling
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 8:17pm

      Does this address the idea it may have been something the mother did or used that caused this deformity? I agree he will not be happy when he learns they would have killed him if they knew he was not perfect. This is a case of parent guilt and they have found a way to blame someone else. They don’t deserve this child and certainly could have placed him up for adoption when he was born. I know, I have adopted these kids and I am so blessed.

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    • Ari Ben TZion
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 8:21pm

      Anita was also born with a disability – she was born without the mother gene.

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    • birddog52
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 8:31pm

      Abort the parents – give the money to the poor kid

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    • toto
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 8:35pm

      How different this mother is compared to the mother in Australia that adopted two brothers born without arms or legs and raised them to be incredible boys with the world by the tail, one of which has an extraordinary voice. Saw him on a YouTube video on the Australian version of Am. Idol. The biggest deficiency that child in this article inherited and must endure is the abject poverty of spirit of his parents. I feel sooo sorry for him.

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    • RJO
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 8:35pm

      Abortion is a “sanitized” word for killing. They would have killed their son – plain and simple due to his imperfection and his “failure” to meet the “standards” of being allowed to continue his own, separate, unique life.

      Barbarism exposes itself once-again in a society that’s dissolving faster than and Alka-Seltzer tablet.

      God help us…….

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    • Hanny
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 8:53pm

      @ Platitude….
      God doesn‘t punish people for other people’s transgressions.

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    • uneedmorekoolaid
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 8:56pm

      Acording to Obama they are LUCKY and FORTUNATE ones since they are really wealthy now guess they’ll have to pay huge taxes for being able to live in this country which allowed them to become so weathy.

      I was in nursing school 5 years ago and in my clinical rotation with the OBGYN dr. and tech they told us that no one wants to become a OBGYN because they can be sued by the parents until the kids are 18 y.o. for anything going on at all. Whats next, my kid got chicken pox, I’m sueing for 10 million. Really! this is crazy.

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    • md450n0
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 9:20pm

      Google Kyle Maynard. No better example that this child if raised properly can lead a happy, rewarding life. It is the parents who should have been aborted.

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    • mikki14
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 10:01pm

      These parents do not deserve this innocent child! There are so many loving couples who want to adopt & would love to have this little boy. Despicable!

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    • DAGNY
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 10:24pm

      I was thinking the very same thing. How sad that her child was not born as she had expected, but childbirth is always a roll of the dice.

      They had the option to give the child up and did not. The money will help the child, but what a sad story to read about yourself when you grow up.

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    • woodyb
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 10:29pm

      @ ORACLE –
      No, doctors don’t have to pay for this, the INSURANCE COMPANY does, and will probably have to raise premiums to cover the expense — No, wait, Obamacare will take care of it!!!!!!!!!!

      Is it any wonder health care costs so much???????????

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    • Lord_Frostwind
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:25pm

      The are only a few words needed to describe these parents “worthless meatbags,” that is all.

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    • TheBMT
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:27pm

      this is an interesting twist on pro-life/pro-choice. Precedent setting unfortunately.

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    • platitude
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:27pm

      @HANNY oh he doesn’t? I thought we were all being punished for the actions of eve?

      have you read the bible?

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    • platitude
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:30pm

      here is another one for all of you moronic fundies

      Exodus 20:5-6
      I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

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    • SonOfaCommunist
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:40pm

      How awesome would it be if Bryan grows up and is an amazing human being that does some real good for himself and the rest of humanity. Lord Bless This Boy with Your Power!!!

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    • smokeysmoke
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:42pm

      watch most of this money get blown in the next 5 years, on person expences for this family… and then they will be back to using the LAW SYSTEM to scam someone else… i mean mabey she took medication that caused the birth defect… why not sue them too

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    • Joey8
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:54pm

      @platitude
      Chill out man. How about trying the new testament that actually has applicable examples to this situation. John 9:2-3
      2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
      3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
      Just because it‘s your opinion doesn’t mean it’s right

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    • old white guy
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 5:39am

      there you have one reason why medical care is so expensive.

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    • Rowgue
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 6:31am

      By the time he’s old enough to wonder where they got their money, they’ll be back on welfare because they blew it all on meth.

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    • one years food ration like glenn says
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 7:37am

      HUH ???????????/ WtF ???????????????????????

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    • one years food ration like glenn says
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 7:39am

      WEll, atleast they didn’t win the “fill” amount..

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    • barryfadams
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 7:55am

      I second that. It’s bad enough that he is missing three limbs. He is gonna learn that his parents wanted to murder him.

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    • Link8on
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 8:26am

      @biohazard23

      I saw Nick Vujicic‘s speak live in 2010. Very inspiring,

      My wife and I spent a week at a Haiti orphanage in 2007 where they took in the physically deformed / disabled. At least the Haitian parents gave their kids a chance. And families do come in to adopt. The flight back was full of new / growing adoptive families.

      These new millionares are undeserving parents. Beyond 2 more ultrasounds from the doctor and technician, they should only receive adoption placement services, and nothing monetizable.

      The article did not place any future restrictions on the new millionare parents. This is not China, so we can assume they will attempt to multiply again.

      This million dollar payout from the medical profession to so-called caretakers sets up another Terri Schiavo incident before the child can reach majority. Assuming they stay together (likelier now with millions at stake) then this baby becomes totally unneccessary as soon as these parents get another healthier child.

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    • Servant Of YHVH
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 8:45am

      @cherigc
      “People like this should burn in hell!”
      I won’t say that they will “burn in hell” but it is quite likely if we were to go with what the Bible says (which I do)! Jesus is quite specific on treating children and God is quite specific about murder. These “people” not only wanted to MURDER their child, when they didn’t get to, they sued the doctor that didn’t let them murder him. On top of that, basically the jury paid them money for wanting to murder their son. Based on that, not only do I have much doubt that they will “burn in hell”, I have a STRONG feeling that the jury will be right there alongside of them in hell. The couple, their lawyer and the jury are despicable lowlifes, and all we can do is love them. For as God says that we are to love the unlovable (the parents, lawyer and the jury) because the child is definitely not unlovable. We will just have to let God handle the rest of, I can just pray for all of them so that God does not hold me accountable for not doing what He says to do. I would also be willing to bet that Bryan will turn out to be a better person than all of those lowlifes ever would combined.

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    • RHO1953
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 9:08am

      I think this case perfectly illustrates the moral decline of our country. Someday this kid is going to know that his parents would have terminated him if they had known he wasn’t going to be a perfect “Ken doll”.

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    • listeninginVT
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 10:30am

      I don’t agree w/ what parents said, but with how the legal system works that is the argument that would get them the $$$. After ultrasounds this should have been told to them, easily there is NO excuse why they were not informed at the time( but saying that alone would not be a case according to law), the amnio argument is a red herring, as they say a picture is worth a thousand words. That being said, I’m understanding that this money was for their son. I do tend to look on the brightest side though.

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    • Erincc
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:55am

      I agree. How horrible to know that you were unwanted just because of your physical appearance…

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    • BarbieTie
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 1:07pm

      My first thought is for the child. So if they had a perfect baby with all parts there, nothing missing, nothing deformed, but the child was later in a horrible accident and had to have limbs amputated, would they have loved him any less? That is a scary thought.

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    • antiencenom
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 1:31pm

      That Doctor had a duty to inform this couple of the health of that fetus.
      Let the parents decide,hopefully to do the right thing ( not likely ),but abortion is still legal.
      Till it is illegal the parents should be informed of the health,and have the right to decide.

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    • Curllyboy
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 2:29pm

      Perhaps the parents plan on using the cash for the child who will require lots of specialized care and therapy and not for partying as so many comments are claiming. Where would the poor boy be if the parents did not have the cash to help him? Who would pay for his specialized care? The taxpayers will pay when he goes on medicaid. If they chose to put him in some kind of medical facility they should pay for that cost until the 4.5mil runs dry.

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    • merlieannie
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 2:41pm

      Every child deserves to be given a chance to life. I imagine that they said they needed the money to help with his physical care, but what about his emotional care. I can’t imagine living with such a family. I hope they “enjoy” his money as he probably won’t get much from it,

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    • MsShelbee
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 3:06pm

      I don’t believe in abortion. But I do believe physicians should be held accountable for negligence. On the other hand if they had been told there might be a problem and needed an amniocentesis for further diagnosis and refused the test, who is held responsible? None of us are perfect. They must not have seen their newborn son as someone to love. I pray that this 3 yr. old hasn’t already felt that his parents wish he was dead :(

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    • mbean
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 3:30pm

      Maybe they could become friends with the Anthony family and start a Bad Parents club.

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    • YouGottaProblemWithThat
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 3:48pm

      I guess the men coming back from war with missing limbs should be “late aborted’ now. I need to pray for these people. They are dispicable and to be pittied if only because of their sheer greed. I feel sorry for a child who will grow up knowing his parents never wanted him just because he is handicapped. Talk about cruel. These people are so depraved.

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    • ReallySickOfIt
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 8:11pm

      I thought the exact same thing…

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    • Watchingtheweasels
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 10:00pm

      …and now you know why medical care in America is so expensive.

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    • SgtBarrett
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 7:11am

      @Dougral Supports Israel
      That is exactly what I was thinking as I read the article. How pitiful this boy will feel when he gets older… “You mean my parents wanted to abort me?” :(

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    • tootiewee
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 1:20pm

      so why is she shedding tears in the pic? probably because she didn’t get the whole amount, yeah. I think they should have to terminate their parental rights to someone that cares and let them have the money for raising him. Bless his heart, he will surly have the prayers of many folks thru this, and hopefully a happy life!

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  • Wornout
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:19pm

    if the judge had any heart, he would remove this child from the home and place him somewhere that he is wanted.

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    • dat bee
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 4:25pm

      Putting aside the fact the practice of medicine is not exact science. These people should not profit from this unfortunate situation. I am sure there are many couples who would Cherish, Love and raise this precious child of God. Golly… would they choose to abort him if they had wanted a little girl, and the ultrasound did not show specific male parts? Only they know the content of their hearts, not for me to judge. But, I hope they may find an appropriate explination when this child asks why they did not want him but received money for his birth.

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    • Curllyboy
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 8:32pm

      I wonder if these parents would give up the cash to someone who would care for and love this boy?

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:18pm

    .
    We just got screwed for $300k, and the guy who did it is gonna get away with it. The old story of a Dream home gone wrong. When we questioned the builder about where our money was going, and about the quality of his work, he walked. Called the bank one of the big ones with a shiny rock as its president. Oh did I mention they took $25 Billion in bailout money? When we asked for help, the bank said we cannot help you. You take $25 Billion of our tax dollars and when we ask for help over $300k you turn your back, but yet you want me to pay you back. Turned to local law enforcement, but in Texas the now defunct TRCC protect’s builders, making it impossible for us to recover. Called Texas State Sen. Mike Jackson and Con. Randy Webber, it’s been 3yrs I have never talked to either one of these men. If you live in Texas in their districts vote for a dead dog next time.

    This should not happen to anyone else……..

    So we are going to lose everything, I pray I don’t lose my wife of 22yrs. I believe it was their plan from the beginning to drag this out and bleed us slowly to death. Cause like a worker from that bailed out bank said to my wife “we have plenty of lawyers”. And like I told our lawyer “I’m supposed to trust a system that let the guy who beat our grandson over a French fry go free”…..

    Texas Justice is a JOKE…..

    SpankDaMonkey  
    • Mapache
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:43pm

      Not sure what that has to do about the wrongful birth lawsuit or the child missing three limbs. I think you picked the wrong post to argue about your misfortunes.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 7:57am

      I guess you’re considered one of the evil rich. We paid $99,000 for our house 2 years ago, and we live in the Dallas area.

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  • Gamaliel
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:18pm

    Sick puppies here. . . the child should not be in their “care”.

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    • oneshiner
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 10:34am

      Don’t worry folks. These sick people will take the money and farm out the kid in a kennel if they can.
      God doesn’t make mistakes. The lady wanted to abort him if he wasn’t perfect anyway, so she deserves not a dime. The State will end up taking care of the child anyway with their attitude against this baby.
      Some people will do or sue anything or anybody for a few bucks. Won’t make them happy in the end.

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  • olliec
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:12pm

    Again another example of what happens when we take God out of society. Had this couple had one ounce of faith in Him they would have look at their child as a blessing rather than burden that should be destroyed. And what will this poor child feel when he finds out that his parents would rather kill him than take care of him? Also, how can they sleep at night knowing that they have ruined two peoples lives (the doctor and the technician) because of their own Godless, selfishness! It makes me want to cry.

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  • TxMadMac
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:11pm

    Too bad she doesn’t live in canada, she could just strangle it then throw it over the fence. No problem, a few hours community service, case closed. But this is florida, home of casey anthony. What a 180 and still totally unjust.

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    • True American66
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:35pm

      He is not an IT…you said “she could just strangle IT and throw IT over the fence. Be careful about being too righteous txmadmax….your freudian slip is showing!

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    • RBaerwalde
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 4:18pm

      I fail to see what the typical Casey Anthony red herring has to do with this story.

      Whether you like it, or not, she was tried in a court of law and acquitted. I don’t like the verdict any more than you (I am sure she is guilty, but it can’t be proven beyond a REASONABLE doubt), but that doesn’t condemn the entire system.

      It is already old, and reeks of the lack of any solid argument.

      However, this case is beyond the pale in terms of medical malpractice. These “lawyers” who pursue suits on absurd claims, hoping to enrich themselves at the expense of the doctor (and, by extension, the rest of us in the medical system), are the real issue with the cost of American health care. Clamp down on them (how you do that is probably complicated) and we can get back to a medical system that relies on the competence of our providers, and only punishes those who intentionally (or through sheer incompetence) make these kind of mistakes.

      Once again, I feel terrible and will pray for this family. If they lived in my community, I would offer help (time, help with transport, etc.) to them. They do not, so I leave that to their community. However, our system now has all of us offering help (at a hefty discount both to the government and the law group(s) involved), without our counsel, or our consent.

      How is that liberty? How is that freedom? Compassionate tyranny is still tyranny.

      /rant off

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    • Airb0rne4325
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 6:43pm

      If they won the case then the ultrasound had to be read by a medical professional (Radiologist, OBGYN MD, etc.) and plausibly refuted, altho a fetus missing arms and a leg, the ultrasound tech prob saw that. The fact that the doctor “failed to inform” is the issue here. Abortion is still legal here. It is still a decision that is afforded to the parents of the fetus. Don’t like it but there it is.

      Imagine going for a Heart Cath and the Cardiologist sees a big ol tumor on your spine and he comes and tells you that the heart cath was great everything looked fine…and that’s it. 3 months later you are paralyzed b/c the tumor is now so big it is putting pressure on your spinal cord. It’s the “failure to inform” that will get the Cardiologist in trouble.

      Same here, it is not upto the MD to decide if the parents need to know. It is the MD’s duty to inform. Good, bad or indifferent, esp if there is an abnormality. It is up to the parents to decide what to do with that information.

      Thats why I voted “middle of the road” on this one. MD failed to provide adequate services, but they shouldn’t consider abortion, altho in the legal sense that is still an available option.

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  • quovadis
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:10pm

    It would be interesting to know if that Bryan dies young–let’s say in his teens, that the amount the couple received would be prorated–the doctor and technician would get back the rest of the money they paid out in proportion to the years he lived. 70 yrs divided by 4.5 mil equals $64,285.71 per year to raise him. I hope their parenting and the care Bryan gets is worth $64K a year. Look for those trips to resorts and “medicinal retreats” in their palative care plans. Some one better watch Bryan’s back for him….
    Selfish, selfish people…those parents. Not enough mil stones available.
    Hey, any one want to go in on a start-up business??? Mil stones and tie downs.

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  • Old Truckers
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:10pm

    Maybe the son should sue his parents for conceiving him.

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    • mustang-2537
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 2:37pm

      Now, there’s an idea for the future as soon as the son is of age. Knowing how his parents were thinking, he would have had every right to sue them for having him, even though they would have killed him instead. But the real suit should be for the 4.5M award, especially if that award was used for the parents’ personal matters and not his.

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:07pm

    So who can we sue for obamas birth?

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  • Jezreel
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:03pm

    That is going to be interesting when the child grows up and realizes why the parents won a lawsuit and that they would have aborted him. What an evil rotten couple. The money they win will curse them.

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  • SPOT_OF_TEA
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:03pm

    Thats got to be a huge self esteem message for the child…….If we had known you were going to turn out to be this pathetic excuse for a human being we never would have let you live….There should be a watchdog in this case to make sure the money gets spent on this child only but something tells me the lifestyle for these parents just rose dramatically.

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  • Dumb_White_Guy
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:59pm

    No arms and one leg? Reminds me of the old joke where the punchline was “They could always use him as a rake”

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  • bornagaincowgirl
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:58pm

    I know someone who adopts children with deformities, severel debilitating deformities, and child and parents each grow from their experiences with each other. This couple needs to see its not the end of the world for them or their son, challenging yes, yes, yes….but rewarding–yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

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  • Sunnyr
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:56pm

    This mother should examine her own lifestyle. Did she take any medications and/or drugs that might have contributed to this child’s deformities? Is it possible that there are genetics involved? Abortion is the murder of an innocent life, IMO, and this child will be forever scarred if he knows that his Mother would have aborted him has she known beforehand of his disabilitiy. What a shame.

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  • Mandors
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:54pm

    How is that kid supposed to deal with the knowledge that because of his disabilities his parents wanted him dead? Completely awful people.

    I wish we could all sue them for “wrongful living.”

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  • MacOscair
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:52pm

    Very sad story all around. The boy is a child of God. It would be very wrong for ANYONE (right or left) to try to use this story to score political “points” against the “other side”. Shame on the Blaze for putting this up. God help us all.

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    • M13
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:59pm

      Well don’t tell Obama about it then.

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    • snooop1e
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 4:41pm

      Why shame on the Blaze for reporting a true story?

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  • oriondma05
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:51pm

    We love you honey… You just made mommy and daddy very rich. Oh BTW, when you’re old enough to read, just disregard the whole article about us wanting to abort you because you’re special.

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  • grudgywoof
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:50pm

    God does not make mistakes and you are lucky to have this child. He will not love you any less because he has no arm or leg and I hope he never finds out you would have aborted him because of your selfish need to have a perfect child. This souls vessel is just different than what we call normal. I am a soul I have a body not the other way around. Sickening to reward these folks IMO.

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  • hauschild
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:50pm

    If anybody ever tells you that money cannot buy happiness, DO NOT BELIEVE THEM. It is ALL about money now at all levels of everything. This is all due to progressives putting all their faith in money instead of people.

    Liberals believe people cannot be happy if they don’t make a certain amount of money. What liberals fail to realize is that they’re miserable themselves even though they have plenty of money. It‘s what happens to people that aren’t raised properly.

    The people in this story are an embarrassment to the human race.

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  • Sleazy Hippo
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:48pm

    Can you imagine if Sarah Palin had tried this? Dare we say; “she never would have been selected for Vice President.”

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    • M13
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:12pm

      Still a dangling bag aren’t you.

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 5:28pm

      Sleazy Hippo,
      SHUT UP!
      When next you see a Soldier THANK him.
      You will never understand why. TRUST ME! You need to .Too many have sacrificed for the likes of you?
      So sad. You don’t care. Soldiers defending your idiot mindset who have lost 1,2,3, limbs..,for you?
      You disgust me.
      Sarah Palin understands .She CHOSE to bring Trig into this world. He is a positive force upon this sorry planet. I do not think that you are.
      BTW…,Karma is real. Karma is a Bit..h!
      You’re toast!

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  • BitterClingerInTexas
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:48pm

    Hey, maybe she can sell that ring to help pay for her son’s needs.

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  • randy
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:47pm

    DIsgusting parents.. I’d hate to be their kid

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    • hauschild
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:52pm

      Yeah, because the poor bastard will have a much higher chance of being a progressive. These are the motives of progressives and liberals – you cannot be happy unless you have lots of money. Kids? Hell, they can always be “made”, right? But multi-million dollars???

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 6:06pm

      RANDY,
      They are BEYOND disgusting!
      First of all…,they were not married.Are they married now?
      They are moral relativists! It’s all about the pleasure!
      They DESERVE nothing. Life is! DEAL with it you whiney pr*#cks!
      They walked away with 4.5 million. They had asked for more?!!!
      Ana Meja loves her son but wishes he had never been born?! UGH!!!!
      There is so much wrong here
      We have been fighting a war against Radical Muslims for a DECADE! The best of the best are returning to our shores missing one,two,three, maybe four limbs?.
      GOOGLE Wounded Warriors.I dare you!
      These warriors are NOT letting their missing limbs relegate them to second cass citizenry.
      This sweet toddler’s only handicap is the two idiots that brought him into this world!

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  • BitterClingerInTexas
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:47pm

    WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!???????? Hi, some people are BARREN and CAN’T have kids, you ungrateful, undeserving, poor excuses for human beings, let alone parents. I hope this is appealed, like, IMMEDEATELY. This is insane.

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  • copatriots
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:46pm

    Every day I wonder how much lower can we sink……and every day that question is answered.

    God have mercy on us. Restore us to you! Bring revival to this, your land! You have humbled us, Lord. We beg for Your restoration.

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  • gracie07
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:46pm

    I can’t believe this! they sue because their son was born? Okay he has no arms and is missing one leg. Who are they to play God?! Seriously!!

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    • Curllyboy
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 8:29pm

      I think the case was about negligence on the part of the Dr. and the radiologist. Perhaps the tech reading the sonogram was a prolifer who took it upon himself to lie to the parents so they could not make an informed decision regarding having this child. Parents have a right to choose abortion if that suits them before the fetus is viable. This is a sad and tragic situation and the parents should be pitied. Now that the boy is here he should be cared for with love. His care will cost a whole lot of cash so I doubt these parents will be out partying and spending the boy’s money. If they do then damn them.

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