This story leaves me speechless :(
DEBBIE and Lawrence Waller love their 11-year-old son, Keeden, but they believe he should never have been born.
Just days after Mrs Waller gave birth in August 2000 following IVF treatment, Keeden suffered a massive stroke that caused severe brain damage and meant he was never able to walk, talk or go to the toilet.
The stroke was the result of a rare blood clotting condition known as antithrombin deficiency which Keeden inherited from his father.
Tragically, the Wallers did not know there was a 50 per cent chance that Keeden would have the defective gene.
They are now suing the IVF specialist who oversaw Keeden's conception - Christopher James - in the NSW Supreme Court for what is known as ''wrongful birth'' and seeking compensation in the order of $10 million for the lifelong care of their handicapped son.
''We love Keeden now that he's here, but if we had the right information and the right options we wouldn't have gone ahead with the birth, not in the way we did,'' Mrs Waller said from her home in Kangaroo Valley yesterday.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/ivf-doctor-faces-10-million-wrongful-birth-case-20120131-1qrh3.html
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