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Born With Unbalanced Chromosome Translocation

Parents Win $50 Million in Wrongful Birth Lawsuit, They Wish He Was Never Born?

Parents Brock and Rhea Wuth were awarded $50 million by a Washington jury for the "wrongful birth" of their five-year-old son, Oliver. Oliver was born with an "unbalanced chromosome translocation," a genetic defect that affects the little boy mentally and physically.

He is unable to run, walk up stairs, or speak more than a few dozen words. The Wuths" attorney states that Oliver will need "24/7 care for the rest of his life." Ref. Source 4

Translocation Chromosome Unbalanced Born

Should Parents Who Won $50 Million in Wrongful Birth Lawsuit be Allowed to Raise Their Son?

The day before they were married, Ben and Ali closed on their first house. As wedding photos, the couple did a fun and beautiful wedding shoot in their new home, while it was still empty. Ali tragically died of lung cancer in 2011 after a much too-short marriage to Ben, and too little time with their precious one-year-old daughter, Olivia.

Ben says that he and Olivia have spent the last two years on a rollercoaster of emotions, but he finally felt ready to say Goodbye to the home they had shared with Ali, and he wanted a way to honor the family's jou. Ref. Source 7