Spanish doctor ordered to pay for upkeep of child after failed abortion

[rebness]

A Spanish doctor has been ordered to pay for the upkeep of a child after a failed abortion operation meant the boy's mother was obliged to see her pregnancy through to the end.

In a unique case, a court in Palma de Mallorca ordered the unnamed doctor to pay almost €1,000 (£800) a month in maintenance for the child until he reaches his 25th

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[othellia]

The mother sued the doctor for damages, with the court awarding her €150,000 (£120,000). It also decided the doctor and his insurer should pay maintenance of €978 a month for 25 years, or a further €293,000.

Is there a specific reason she's asking for 25 years of support when the age of majority in Spain (according to my googlefu) is 18? Like I understand that there are additional expenses and potentially college/university to think about, but she's already been granted $187,000 worth from him. The opening paragraphs of the article make it seem like he hasn't paid a thing.

[othellia]

Gotcha, that makes more sense.

[kira_snugz]

i thought maybe that it was so he could use the money for college or university

[littlelauren86]

While I think the doctor should be held accountable, this punishment (damages + upkeep of a child) is way over the top. Who would even want to go into the profession with those kind of risks? So, I hope he wins the appeal and gets that reduced somehow.

Perhaps the country could allow late-term abortions if the first procedure is unsuccessful, or the "state" should care for the child (or put it up for adoption) once it's born.

[lollycunt]

I agree

[effervescent]

I don't think that many doctors would make the sort of idiotic mistake that he did, though. They make it sound like it was pretty much his negligence at the check up that meant that he missed that she was still pregnant.

Her life has been irrevocably changed because of his error. I'm not sure why you think that 'the state' should have to pay for it?

Idk, I think there need to be consequences for this sort of thing. Otherwise people are careless.

[emofordino]

this x infinity.

[sashafarce]

Man oh man. After my great-grandmother died we learned that she had an illegal abortion (had to be sometime in the mid 1930s) that didn't "take" for whatever reason and gave birth to a child that didn't live long. I wonder if this case would be different if the child had not been healthy.