ILLINOIS COURT CLEARS WAY FOR LAWSUIT OVER 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL'S ABORTION DEATH
An Illinois woman whose 13-year-old daughter died from a botched abortion can sue the abortion business, an appeals court has ruled.
Deanna Bell died in the recovery room of a Chicago abortion facility after suffering cardiac arrest during an abortion in 1992. According to a wrongful death suit initially filed by her mother, Diane Adams, Bell was given an overdose of anesthesia, which resulted in respiratory problems that eventually led to her death. The lawsuit also states that there were no trained medical staff overseeing Bell in the recovery room and that staff members failed to call 911 when she developed breathing problems.
The current appeals court ruling is the latest in a round of rules and appeals stretching back to 1999, when a jury ruled in favor of the abortion facility. A higher court threw out the jury's decision in 2000, but when Adams tried to refile the lawsuit last year, another judge ruled that too much time had elapsed. The appeals court has reinstated the case and will allow Adams to go ahead with her lawsuit.
An Illinois woman whose 13-year-old daughter died from a botched abortion can sue the abortion business, an appeals court has ruled.
Deanna Bell died in the recovery room of a Chicago abortion facility after suffering cardiac arrest during an abortion in 1992. According to a wrongful death suit initially filed by her mother, Diane Adams, Bell was given an overdose of anesthesia, which resulted in respiratory problems that eventually led to her death. The lawsuit also states that there were no trained medical staff overseeing Bell in the recovery room and that staff members failed to call 911 when she developed breathing problems.
The current appeals court ruling is the latest in a round of rules and appeals stretching back to 1999, when a jury ruled in favor of the abortion facility. A higher court threw out the jury's decision in 2000, but when Adams tried to refile the lawsuit last year, another judge ruled that too much time had elapsed. The appeals court has reinstated the case and will allow Adams to go ahead with her lawsuit.
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