[Mamzelle]

What also may be going on here is an emerging theory of pre-emptive defense of the doc . Fearing he'll be blamed, he sets in motion a case against the mother. The idea that he's anxious to perform an abortion is absurd.

We'll be seeing more of this kind of defensive medicine--as in, the best defence is a good offence.

[TigersEye]

We'll be seeing more of this kind of defensive medicine--as in, the best defence is a good offence.

No doubt. In support of your theory I present this statement attributed to the doctor:

The doctor who performed an autopsy found that the fetus died two days before delivery and would have survived if Rowland had undergone a C-section when urged to do so.

A doctor can say that it is a probablility that the fetus would have lived but to make an absolute statement that it would have lived ("if only an operation had been performed") is nothing but arrogance and CYA.

[CSM]

"What also may be going on here is an emerging theory of pre-emptive defense of the doc . Fearing he'll be blamed, he sets in motion a case against the mother. The idea that he's anxious to perform an abortion is absurd."

Great point. One I hadn't considered, thanks.