What is the current state of the law on disclosure of birth plans to the mother?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ediger v. Johnston, 2009 BCSC 386 (CanLII):
I do not read Bovingdon v. Hergott as indicating that there is never a duty to an unborn child to make full disclosure of the risks associated with a birth plan to the mother. Rather, the court holds that the doctor owed no duty to the plaintiffs who were not even conceived at the time to inform the mother about drug risks associated with their conception.
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