How have the courts treated a mother's medical history during and after her pregnancy?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Garcia v. Progressive Choice Ins. Co., CASE NO. 11-CV-466-BEN (NLS) (S.D. Cal. 2012):

A case that is more instructive on this topic is Jones v. Superior Court, where a mother testified at her deposition about her medical history, recounting conversations with her doctor, her pharmacist, and others, regarding her pregnancy and leading up until the time she gave birth. 119 Cal.App.3d at 541. These discussions included the mother's ingestion of DES, the drug at the center of the lawsuit. Id. However, she would not disclose the names of the physicians, pharmacists, and hospitals she had treated with during her pregnancy, and would not respond to questions about her medical history after she gave birth. Id.

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