Siemieniec v. Lutheran General Hospital
Illinois Supreme Court
WARD, J., concurring as to Parts I and III and dissenting as to Part II. SIMON, J., specially concurring as to Part II and dissenting as to Parts I and III.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ryan
delivered the decision of the court and the following opinion. In the decision of the court, JUSTICE MORAN joins in Parts I, II and III; JUSTICE MILLER specially concurs in Parts I and II and joins in Part III; JUSTICE WARD concurs in Parts I and III; JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH joins in Parts I and II; and JUSTICE SIMON specially concurs in Part II:
This Cook County medical malpractice action involves interrelated issues dealing with the rights of parents and children to recover damages against health-care providers for what are commonly known as “wrongful birth” and “wrongful life” causes of action.
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