The issue before us on this appeal is whether defendants failed to obtain plaintiff's informed consent before undertaking to perform the abortion procedure which is the basis of her underlying malpractice action.
On March 1, 1989, the 24-year-old unwed plaintiff, then 17 weeks' pregnant, consulted a gynecologist about options for terminating her pregnancy. The doctor referred her to Planned...
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