I have to say that I have REALLY mixed feelings about this. I lived in TN when this happened and was a patient at Vanderbilt, and I did have empathy for Ms. Vaught. But, the implications, are scary. My mother died during my birth due to medical errors. She was pre-eclamptic, not treated appropriately while in inpatient, and I was born after her seizures rendered her clinically brain dead at 32 weeks. Those same doctors, who killed her, continued to have careers, and I grew up without a mother. The thing is- when your actions, or inactions, kill someone, you should face consequences, and not just financially. The payout from their malpractice insurance did not affect them. Growing up without a mother has impacted me every day of my life.
I have to say that I have REALLY mixed feelings about this. I lived in TN when this happened and was a patient at Vanderbilt, and I did have empathy for Ms. Vaught. But, the implications, are scary. My mother died during my birth due to medical errors. She was pre-eclamptic, not treated appropriately while in inpatient, and I was born after her seizures rendered her clinically brain dead at 32 weeks. Those same doctors, who killed her, continued to have careers, and I grew up without a mother. The thing is- when your actions, or inactions, kill someone, you should face consequences, and not just financially. The payout from their malpractice insurance did not affect them. Growing up without a mother has impacted me every day of my life.