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CAMPBELL v. U.S.

No. 91-8744.

962 F.2d 1579 (1992)

Patricia A. CAMPBELL, individually and as mother and natural guardian of Jennifer L. Campbell, a minor; Thomas Campbell, individually and as father and natural guardian of Jennifer L. Campbell, a minor and Jennifer L. Campbell, by her natural guardians and next friends, Patricia A. Campbell and Thomas Campbell, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 15, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taylor W. Jones, Myles E. Eastwood, Atlanta, Ga., Reid G. Kennedy, Marietta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Nina L. Hunt, Asst. U.S. Atty., Russell G. Vineyard, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before ANDERSON, Circuit Judge, HILL, Senior Circuit Judge, and YOUNG, Senior District Judge.

HILL, Senior Circuit Judge:

Thomas and Patricia Campbell appeal from the district court's dismissal of their claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The Campbells had brought a claim for wrongful birth, alleging that but for the failure of the doctor to diagnose her pregnancy and to administer an amniocentesis exam, the plaintiffs would have terminated the pregnancy, thus averting the birth of a severely mentally retarded and physically impaired child. Since...

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