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Kerrie Evans of Gardiner, Montana,\u00a0has filed<\/a> a $14.5 million lawsuit against Park Clinic in Livingston, Billings Clinic\u2019s Bozeman OB\/GYN, nurse practitioner Peggy Scanson, and Dr. William Peters, arguing that she would have gotten an abortion if they had diagnosed her six-year-old daughter’s severe cystic fibrosis in utero.<\/p>\n

Evans and her husband contend they were concerned about cystic fibrosis going into the pregnancy and planned to abort if a blood test showed the disease, and because they did not they now face $300,000 yearly medical bills for her.<\/p>\n

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In response, the defendants claim that Evans only discussed Down Syndrome with them during pregnancy and failed to either fully read the information they provided her or request a cystic fibrosis test. Therefore, they maintain, that they did meet their obligation to provide informed consent.<\/p>\n

They further noted that “wrongful birth” is not recognized as a legal cause of action in Montana, meaning that the suit “would set a dangerous precedent.” However, District Judge Mike Salvagni rejected their motion to dismiss, deciding the suit was unlikely to invite a flood of similar claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kerrie Evans of Gardiner, Montana,\u00a0has filed a $14.5 million lawsuit against Park Clinic in Livingston, Billings Clinic\u2019s Bozeman OB\/GYN, nurse practitioner Peggy Scanson, and Dr. William Peters, arguing that she would have gotten an abortion if they had diagnosed her six-year-old daughter’s severe cystic fibrosis in utero. 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