Originally Posted by Elphaba

But Mal, we both know of a woman that refused a C-section twice because of her obsession with a vaginal birth, and even though her unborn child was in fetal distress is (or was?) considering suing the hospital for her emotional distress with being denied a vaginal birth.



Eight years have gone by, long enough for an intern to become a resident, and then an independent physician with malpractice insurance.

Eight years ago, the mother went to ER because she hadn't felt the fetus moving recently. Was it one hour, two hours or maybe even five hours? Or was it days?

I guess my skepticism comes from the long delay in filing a suit, and that we live in a litigious society. That this family agreed to settle for the full extent of the doctor's liability insurance doesn't change my skepticism.