Woman sues doctor for being born, wins millions
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Showjumper who claims she should never have been born sues GP for millions
Evie Toombes (left) has won a landmark ‘wrongful conception’ court case and is now in line for millions in damages (Picture: Champion News)A showjumper born with spina bifida has won the right to what could amount to millions in damages after claiming ‘she should never have been born’.Evie Toombes, 20, from Skegness sometimes spends 24 hours a day connected to tubes but has forged a career in showjumping competing against both disabled and able-…
20-year-old, Evie Toombes, who sued mom's doctor for allowing her to be born wins millions
In what is being considered a ground-breaking ruling, a 20-year-old woman, Evie Toombes, who sued her mother's general practitioner claiming that she should never have been born has now won millions in damages. Toombes is a para-showjumping star in Lincolnshire who suffers from spina bifida since birth. Under this condition, the patient suffers from a gap in the spine as it fails to develop in the womb.
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