Legal Opinion
Etkind v. Suarez
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 6, 1999No. S98G1978PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
Throughout her pregnancy, Dr. Jennifer Etkind was a patient of Dr. Ramon Suarez. After giving birth to a child with Down’s Syndrome, she and her husband filed suit against Dr. Suarez and his partnership, asserting a “wrongful birth” claim. Such a claim “is brought by the parents of an impaired child and alleges basically that, but for the treatment or advice provided by the defendant, the parents would have aborted the fetus, thereby preventing the birth of the child.” Atlanta Obstetrics & Gynecology Group v. Abelson, 260 Ga. 711, 713 (398 SE2d 557) (1990), rev’g 195 Ga. App.…
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