Legal Opinion
Kassama v. Magat
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 5, 2002No. 38, Sept. Term, 2001PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILNER, Judge.
This is a medical malpractice action brought by petitioner, Millicent Kassama, for herself and for her young daughter, Ibrion, against Aaron Magat, the obstetrician who treated her during her pregnancy. 1 The action arises from the unfortu nate fact that Ibrion was bom with Down’s Syndrome. 2 Dr. Magat is not charged with having caused that disorder but rather with causing Ibrion to be born, with negligently having precluded petitioner from exercising her option to abort the pregnancy.
The gravamen of the complaint, as it has evolved during the course of the litigation, is that…
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