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Originally Posted by valkyrie
What if instead of a botched abortion, this was a case where the doctor, say, amputated the wrong leg during surgery. Would the patient be entitled only to a refund of the cost of the surgery, or would there be additional damages based on the loss of the leg?
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That has happened before.
I believe the person won a ton of money because he still had to get the correct leg amputated. He's now a parapalegic(sp).