The Price of Refusing a C-Section: $229 Million Dollars and a Brain Injured Baby

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Sixteen year old Erica Byrom’s refusal to have a C-Section, despite having severe preeclampsia made history when a Baltimore jury awarded her the largest medical malpractice verdict in the U.S. however, there is no reason to celebrate. Her daughter has significant brain injuries and will need round-the-clock care for the rest of her life.

The question is: does a 16-year-old teenager have the maturity to make a life and death decision?

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