There's no dispute that an Akron-area doctor's (botched abortion) of a viable fetus. Even before his civil trial began, the physician conceded he was negligent in not detecting a heartbeat. The only question remaining for jurors is what this "error" is worth to Christine and Michael Sicker, a Canton-area couple whose lawsuit against the doctor is being heard this week in Summit County Common Pleas Court. The Sickers claim -- and obstetrician Dr. Barry Fish admits -- that Sicker was mistakenly diagnosed with a blighted ovum and that the doctor performed an abortion.
Posted by Editor at November 12, 2003 10:36 AM