(DOWNLOAD) "Rose Acuna V. Sheldon C. Turkish, M.D." by Issues in Law & Medicine ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Rose Acuna V. Sheldon C. Turkish, M.D.
- Author : Issues in Law & Medicine
- Release Date : January 22, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 254 KB
Description
This is a medical malpractice, informed consent case. The gravamen of the complaint, filed by plaintiff Rosa Acuna individually, and in her capacity as Administratrix of the Estate of "Michael Doe," is that defendant Dr. Sheldon C. Turkish (defendant), a medical doctor specializing in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, failed to obtain an informed consent from plaintiff before terminating her pregnancy Specifically, plaintiff claimed that defendant "failed to inform her that [the fetus, Michael Doe], although a person unborn, was a complete, separate, unique and irreplaceable human being...." By leave granted, plaintiff appeals from an order for summary judgment dismissing counts one and two of her complaint setting forth a wrongful death cause of action against defendant and his medical group, in which she seeks to recover pecuniary loss "as the result of the death of the child...."Plaintiff also appeals from the dismissal of count five, setting forth a cause of action for her emotional distress suffered as a result of the "loss of her son."