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You’ve heard of lawsuits for wrongful death – now an Australian couple is suing their IVF doctor for wrongful life.

Mail Online reports that Debbie and Lawrence Waller wanted a child but had trouble conceiving. They went to IVF doctor Christopher James for help. However, Lawrence had a blood clotting disorder, so Dr. James gave them the number of a genetic specialist who could determine if the disorder would be passed along if the couple had a baby. There is some dispute over the giving of the phone number and over the fact that the Wallers did not follow up on the issue.

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When baby Keeden Waller arrived, the couple were thrilled. However Keeden soon suffered a massive stroke due to the blood clotting disorder that was passed to him by his father. Keeden will require constant care for the rest of his life.

The couple are suing Dr. James for over $10 million and are quoted in the Mail Online as saying, “We love Keeden now that he’s here, but if we had the right information and the right options we wouldn’t have gone ahead with the birth, not in the way we did.”

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