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A Texas court used a single sentence to create a new legal right: on February 19, 1975 the Texas Supreme Court held that a woman could sue her doctor for wrongful birth - the first ruling of its kind in the United States. How did an ordinary prenatal visit and an undiagnosed rubella infection become the hinge for a national debate about information, choice, and legal harm?
In this episode, we follow the case Jacobs v. Theimer and the family at its center to explain what happened, what the court decided, and why courts across America are still wrestling with the consequences: what does a physician owe a patient at the moment information matters, and how should the law measure the loss when that moment is lost?
Person: Dortha Jean Jacobs
Person: Dr. Theimer
Person: Lesli Jacobs
Date: February 19, 1975
Case: Jacobs v. Theimer
- The Texas Supreme Court issued its ruling on February 19, 1975.
- The court held that a woman could bring a cause of action for wrongful birth.
- Dortha contracted rubella during pregnancy; the infection was not diagnosed by Dr. Theimer.
- Lesli Jacobs was born severely disabled due to prenatal rubella exposure.
- The ruling was the first of its kind in the United States and left open how to measure the legal harm.
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