I'll repost this here too.
Doesn't this come under some kind of child destruction laws? I.e if a 3rd party damages you & the unborn child it becomes murder, or if (3rd trimester on)the mother is substance abusing etc.
It's impossible to know without the full details of the case - mental capacity etc, but surely the doctor recognised the risk of miscarriage, & applied whatever guidelines exist.
I don't have much time for the medical service at all, but it's a bit harsh for some to believe that the miscarriage was because of hospitalisation, rather than the fulfilment of the risk.
Isn't there a waiver system? In such a litigious culture, the medical profession has to cover its ass.
It was a female doctor, & Burton was still smoking.
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If you want to change the law, you'll have to get rid of child destruction laws too.
I'm ambivalent on this - it's sods law either way.