A para-equestrian female who complained to a doctor that she shouldn't have been born wins



Evie Toombes, a show jumping athlete with spina bifida , sued his mother's family doctor, Philip Mitchell, for 'shouldn't have been born.' In response to the proceedings, the court upheld Evie's allegations and ordered Mitchell to pay damages.

Para-showjumper who sued mother's GP claiming she'should never have been born'wins landmark case | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10262911/Para-showjumper-sued-mothers-GP-claiming-never-born-wins-landmark-case.html

Showjumping star, 20, wins right to millions after suing her mum's doctor claiming she should never have been born
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16906505/showjumper-wins-millions-suing-mum-doctor/

Evie Toombes who sued doctor for being born wins big payout | news.com.au — Australia's leading news site
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20-year-old Evie, who suffers from bipartis spondylosis, is an active show jumper who also competes with healthy athletes. In November 2021, Evie sued her mother, Caroline Toombes, for not advising her doctor, Mitchell, to take important supplements when she was pregnant. Evie said she would delay her pregnancy until she took the supplement if her mother advised her doctor that she should take folic acid supplements to minimize the risk of her baby having a bipartisan spine. Claimed to have been.

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Evie's lawyer said the damages he sought haven't been calculated yet, but given Evie's lifelong need for extensive care, the damages are 'significant.' Will be. ' In addition, Evie argued that Caroline was seeking a family because she lost her parents at an early age, and was refraining from getting pregnant until she received advice from Mitchell.

Caroline said he had talked with his doctor, Mitchell, about folic acid before he was pregnant, but claimed he wasn't informed that taking folic acid supplements could prevent bipartis spondylosis. increase. Also, according to Caroline, Mitchell just said, 'Go home and have a lot of sexual activity,' and for folic acid supplements, 'you don't need it if you have a healthy diet.'

Mitchell claimed that he had 'reasonably advised' and 'Caroline may have been pregnant before the consultation,' but he will serve as a judge at the London High Court, which was in charge of the trial. Rosalind Coe QC followed the guidance that 'Caroline wasn't pregnant at the time Mitchell advised her' and 'take folic acid before pregnancy and for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.' 'I didn't get any advice from Mitchell.' 'If I got the right advice, Caroline was delaying my pregnancy.' 'In some situations, it's quite possible that I was pregnant after I started taking supplements.' In that case, it is likely that she had a healthy child, 'he ordered Mitchell to pay damages.



Damages can amount to millions of pounds.

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