When there is no one to sue... sue yourself

[Imran Siddiqui]

I Poly

[Mrs. Tuberski]

But i was serious when i asked the question if the insurance company can now turn around and sue the mother that was driving the vehicle. some insurance companies will sue the driver that caused the accident to try and compensate them for the another party suing them. And if possible get charges of negligence brought at the mother.

[Sava]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
I Poly

[OzzyKP]

Other are worried the legislation could open the door to infringement of women's right, such as "suing a woman for causing brain damage in her fetus because she drank or smoked during her pregnancy," said Joyce Arthur of the Abortion Rights Coaltion. "And of course the anti-abortion groups could exploit the law as well."

This quote is really shocking. Holding a woman accountable who was doing drugs which caused her child brain damage is an infringement on women's rights?

My body my choice! My crack baby my choice! Bull****.

I think I'd do the opposite of the court. I wouldn't apply this to car accidents at all. Unless the parent was drunk driving or something. If the mother hit black ice like in the above example, then its a tragic accident not something to sue over. If the mother was willfully drinking heavily or doing drugs or other things that are known to damage the fetus, then yes, I think its appropriate for the child to sue.

Of course the logistics of such a suing would be difficult as well. I imagine it would mostly happen once the kid has left the home. Of if the parent put their kid up for adoption.

[Sava]

easy for a male to talk about such things

[Jon Miller]

males were once babies also

JM

[Sava]

and can go through the pain of giving birth?

not to mention the possible health risks involved...

[OzzyKP]

How is this even relivant? The kid could sue his father too if he ****ed him up in the womb as well. Or presumably any man on the street who caused damage.

[Sava]

hey Ozzy... didn't you support the cap on medical liability lawsuits?

[OzzyKP]

I'm pretty sure that's an issue I've never really given much thought to one way or another.

Thanks for playing though, have a nice day.

[Sava]

actually, I recall you saying something about there being too many frivilous lawsuits a while back when this was an issue during the democratic primaries

funny how when abortion comes into it, you are suddenly all for suing women

hypocrisy

women hating "pro-lifers"

[Dr Strangelove]

I think the real point here is that it allows the family to collect from their auto insurance for damage done to a member not yet born at the time of the accident. What's really going on is that the judge is extending the personal injury coverage to the baby.

Regardig the other question, how about HIV protection? If a guy got HIV infection because he wasn't circumcised should he be able to sue his parents?

[Datajack Franit]

I WAS eating before reading this thread

[alva]

Originally posted by Jon Miller
males were once babies also

JM

Whaddya mean "were once"?!

I WAS eating before reading this thread

Don't worry, it gets better, after post 15, the tubbies moved on to mothers doing crack.