Woman sues for wrongful pregnancy affter tubal ligation fails

[wavehopper27]

http://gma.yahoo.com/woman-sues-wrongful-pregnancy-failed-sterilization-034844452--abc-news-health.html

 

[Proserpina]

I suppose "...because of sickle cell trait" would make it somewhat less "Ohmygosh"-worthy.

 

[ecmst12]

Normally, I would say she doesn't have a case because even sterilization can fail and that's covered in the consent. But her doctor only tied one tube! She only has one ovary, but you still need to tie both tubes because either tube can pick up an egg from either ovary - it's not even that uncommon. So I would say that this doctor did not meet the standard of care at all. And sickle cell disease is pretty terrible to live with.

 

[justalayman]

Normally, I would say she doesn't have a case because even sterilization can fail and that's covered in the consent. But her doctor only tied one tube! She only has one ovary, but you still need to tie both tubes because either tube can pick up an egg from either ovary - it's not even that uncommon. So I would say that this doctor did not meet the standard of care at all. And sickle cell disease is pretty terrible to live with.

I suspect she would have had a better chance of not becoming pregnant if he at least tied the correct tube:

Without a right ovary, Williams only needed her left Fallopian tube tied. But Rosner "tied," "excised" and "cauterized" Williams' right tube, according medical records obtained by ABCNews.com.

Williams’ left tube was intact and “normal in appearance” at the time of Kennadi’s birth, according to medical records from her C-section.

these folks just cannot get a break apparently.

 

[Proserpina]

Normally, I would say she doesn't have a case because even sterilization can fail and that's covered in the consent. But her doctor only tied one tube! She only has one ovary, but you still need to tie both tubes because either tube can pick up an egg from either ovary - it's not even that uncommon. So I would say that this doctor did not meet the standard of care at all. And sickle cell disease is pretty terrible to live with.

That was a bit my point. I was crabbing about the headline, which seemed a little too tabloid-ish for what is a far more dangerous thing to have happen, rather than then "OMGZ my tube surgery failed off to the attorney we go" it projects.

*sensationalist. That's the word I wanted. Sorry.