{"id":1057111,"date":"2021-11-26T11:44:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T16:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1057111"},"modified":"2021-11-26T11:44:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T16:44:53","slug":"daughter-sues-moms-doctor-for-millions-arguing-she-never-should-have-been-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daughter-sues-moms-doctor-for-millions-arguing-she-never-should-have-been-born\/","title":{"rendered":"Daughter Sues Mom\u2019s Doctor For Millions, Arguing She Never Should Have Been Born"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdaughter-sues-moms-doctor-for-millions-arguing-she-never-should-have-been-born%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1057111&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A woman with spina bifida has filed suit against her mother\u2019s former doctor seeking millions of dollars to cover health care costs, arguing that she should never have been born.<\/p>\n<p>Evie Toombes, a 20-year-old equestrian show jumper from Lincolnshire, England, is suing general practitioner Dr. Philip Mitchell, for \u201cwrongful conception,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2021\/11\/24\/showjumper-spina-bifida-sues-gp-claims-should-never-have-born\/\">according<\/a> to The Telegraph. Toombes says the doctor allegedly \u201cfailed to advise her mother to take folic acid supplements before getting pregnant that she claims resulted in her birth defect,\u201d the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/11\/26\/evie-toombes-woman-with-spina-bifida-sues-moms-doctor-for-millions\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The young woman was diagnosed with lipomyelomeningocele immediately after her birth in November 2001. The condition means there is a defect in the neural tube that runs to the spine and her bones never properly developed, causing a permanent disability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe claims that her mother never would have had her if her doctor had informed her that she needed to take folic acid supplements to minimize the chances of the defect affecting her baby,\u201d the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>Her attorney, Susan Rodway, argued in the U.K. High Court that Toombes is suing for \u201chaving been born in a damaged state.\u201d She wants millions of dollars to pay for the cost of living with her debilitating condition.<\/p>\n<p>The doctor has responded, saying he gave the woman\u2019s mother, Caroline Toombes, \u201creasonable advice,\u201d but the Post said \u201cit is common practice to advise potential mothers to take the supplement before conceiving and through the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Toombes\u2019 lawyer said if Caroline Toombs had been so advised by Mitchell, she would have put off having a child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is her evidence she would have read up on it and wouldn\u2019t have attempted to become pregnant until she was satisfied that she had protected herself as much as possible,\u201d Rodway said, according to The Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe court heard that 50-year-old Caroline Toombes \u2013 who is also a keen horsewoman \u2013 went to see Dr. Mitchell to discuss her plans to have a first baby in February 2001,\u201d the Daily Mail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10237665\/Showjumper-20-spina-bifida-suing-mothers-GP-born-damaged-state.html\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a very precious decision to start a family, because she herself had lost her parents when she was young,\u201d Rodway told the judge, according to the Mail. \u201cThey had been refraining from sexual intercourse until after they had received advice at this consultation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Toombes can now ride horses and hopes to compete in the Paralympics one day, she is sometimes hooked up to machines and medical tubes for 24 hours a day. \u201cAs she grows older she will be bound more frequently to a wheelchair. She also suffers from bowel and bladder issues as a result of her condition,\u201d said the Post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evietoombespararider.com\/\">website<\/a>, Toombes describes her motto in life as, \u201cFind a way, not an excuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was born with a form of Spina Bifida, which affects the nerves to my legs, bladder and bowel, but having a passion in life gives me purpose and direction,\u201d she writes.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, she met the Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle after winning the Inspirational Young Person Award at a charity event.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman with spina bifida has filed suit against her mother\u2019s former doctor seeking millions of dollars to cover health care costs, arguing that she should never have been born.Evie Toombes, a 20-year-old equestrian show jumper from Lincolnshire, England, is suing general practitioner Dr. Philip Mitchell, for \u201cwrongful conception,\u201d according to The Telegraph. Toombes says the doctor allegedly \u201cfailed to advise her mother to take folic acid supplements before getting pregnant that she claims resulted in her birth defect,\u201d the New York Post reported.The young woman was diagnosed with lipomyelomeningocele immediately after her birth in November 2001. The condition means there is a defect in the neural tube that runs to the spine and her bones never properly developed, causing a permanent disability.\u201cShe claims that her mother never would have had her if her doctor had informed her that she needed to take folic acid supplements to minimize the chances of the defect affecting her baby,\u201d the Post reported.Her attorney, Susan Rodway, argued in the U.K. High Court that Toombes is suing for \u201chaving been born in a damaged state.\u201d She wants millions of dollars to pay for the cost of living with her debilitating condition.The doctor has responded, saying he gave the woman\u2019s mother, Caroline Toombes, \u201creasonable advice,\u201d but the Post said \u201cit is common practice to advise potential mothers to take the supplement before conceiving and through the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.\u201dToombes\u2019 lawyer said if Caroline Toombs had been so advised by Mitchell, she would have put off having a child.\u201cIt is her evidence she would have read up on it and wouldn\u2019t have attempted to become pregnant until she was satisfied that she had protected herself as much as possible,\u201d Rodway said, according to The Telegraph.\u201cThe court heard that 50-year-old Caroline Toombes \u2013 who is also a keen horsewoman \u2013 went to see Dr. Mitchell to discuss her plans to have a first baby in February 2001,\u201d the Daily Mail reported.\u201cThis was a very precious decision to start a family, because she herself had lost her parents when she was young,\u201d Rodway told the judge, according to the Mail. \u201cThey had been refraining from sexual intercourse until after they had received advice at this consultation.\u201dWhile Toombes can now ride horses and hopes to compete in the Paralympics one day, she is sometimes hooked up to machines and medical tubes for 24 hours a day. \u201cAs she grows older she will be bound more frequently to a wheelchair. She also suffers from bowel and bladder issues as a result of her condition,\u201d said the Post.On her website, Toombes describes her motto in life as, \u201cFind a way, not an excuse.\u201d\u201cI was born with a form of Spina Bifida, which affects the nerves to my legs, bladder and bowel, but having a passion in life gives me purpose and direction,\u201d she writes.In 2018, she met the Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle after winning the Inspirational Young Person Award at a charity event.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":159,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1057111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1057111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1057111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1057111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1057111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}