Woman sues doctors after failed abortion

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Would it be medically possible that the woman had twins and the doctor negligently only aborted one of the fetuses without doing the pre-op procedures Monet just mentioned?

I realize that this may be a really, really stupid question.

Honestly I can't see why not. Mainly because there have been pregnant women and they think they are having a single birth and it turns out they have twins. Usually the second twin was so high up the baby wasn't detected. I'm not an OB so I'm not sure why they wouldn't have detected a heartbeat but you never know.

3 years for statute of limitations. Hmm.

The lawyers on here, does it vary per "incident"? I ask because isn't rape like a 5 year statute of limitations?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

The lawyers on here, does it vary per "incident"? I ask because isn't rape like a 5 year statute of limitations?

Not a lawyer, but I do know that it does vary. It varies by state as well.

Rape is usually 5 years, and murder I believe is indefinite in all 50 states.

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Not a lawyer, but I do know that it does vary. It varies by state as well.

Rape is usually 5 years, and murder I believe is indefinite in all 50 states.

Makes you feel bad for those women (and even men) who were raped but because DNA wasn't used all the time until recently, their five years came and went. Some crimes I just don't feel there should be a statute of limitations, but that is a whole nother thread. LOL

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

3 years for statute of limitations. Hmm.

The lawyers on here, does it vary per "incident"? I ask because isn't rape like a 5 year statute of limitations?

Well, to begin with statutes of limitations vary from state to state. They also vary with causes of action (grounds for suit) -- for example, breach of contract, trespass, wrongful death, libel. And it also varies from state to state as to whether statutes of limitations apply to criminal charges, or only to some criminal charges.

Typically, statutes of limitations can range anywhere from six months to ten years. Three years is often a common 'default" statute of limitations -- that is, unless a statute specifically provides otherwise (such as one year for libel), the statute of limitations is three years.