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Wednesday April 5, 2006
Montreal Woman Receives $45,000 for “Failed” Abortion of Twins
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By Gudrun Schultz
MONTREAL, Quebec, April 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A woman who tried to abort her twin babies has been awarded $45,000 in damages by a Quebec court, after a Montreal hospital left her still pregnant.
Russian-born Saoudat Batoukaeva underwent an abortion procedure at St. Luc’s hospital on March 26, 1999, the Toronto Star reported yesterday. Three weeks later, the hospital discovered she was still pregnant after a routine tissue analysis.
Hospital officials were unable to reach Ms. Batoukaeva, who had moved to Toronto. She discovered she was pregnant with twins after an examination in July, and gave birth to the babies two weeks later. The children were born prematurely at 25 weeks.
Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Caron ruled in the woman’s favour, even though the hospital had made efforts to contact her. However, he awarded only half the requested sum of $90,000 to her and her husband, on the grounds that she was partially responsible, having missed a required follow-up appointment.
In a similar case in 2004, a BC judge awarded a single mother $60,000 for a “failed” abortion. The court denied her compensation for the cost of raising the child, saying “the joy she derives from the presence of this child in her life” was reward enough.
Canadian Woman Awarded $60,000 for "Failed" Abortion
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Woman Sues For Wrongful Birth of Surviving Twin After Failed Abortion
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