High court rules in favour of Omodele Meadows, who says she would have terminated her pregnancy if she had known child would have haemophiliaA mother has been awarded £9m in high court damages to raise the son who would not have been born if she had known of his haemophilia. Shortly after Omodele Meadows gave birth to Adejuwon in September 2011, she discovered he had the rare condition that affects the blood’s ability to clot. In December 2015, he was diagnosed with autism, which has made the management of his haemophilia more complicated. “She had specifically sought to avoid bringing a child with haemophilia into the world, knowing the suffering that the condition causes. “Concerns about the rising cost of clinical negligence claims and the impact on general practitioners’ indemnity insurance have been widely reported.

Source: The Guardian November 25, 2017 13:34 UTC