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£1.5mn wrongful birth claim against Trust

An NHS trust is reportedly being sued for £1.5m for the “wrongful birth” of a mother’s severely disabled son. The child was born with congenital heart defects, a cleft palate, one kidney, and back problems, which meant he has to be fed through a tube and uses a wheelchair.

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