Dr. Diego Naranjo has been mandated to pay a significant sum of money in pesos to support the child of one of his patients. Initially, Dr. Naranjo had assured the patient that the vasectomy procedure he performed was successful, eliminating the need for additional contraception. However, the patient's wife became pregnant, leading to the unexpected birth of their child. Subsequent sperm tests revealed that the vasectomy had, in fact, not been successful.
From Oddity Central:
“As a result of this unexpected conclusion, the patient was not recommended to continue using contraceptive methods to avoid the risk of pregnancy,” the recent court ruling read. “When it was proven that the parents did not want to procreate more children, it was concluded that there was an impact on their life projects that had repercussions in the immaterial field, especially considering the precarious economic situation of the father, who currently cannot work due to their health problems.”
The baby’s father suffers from a debilitating condition called severe bilateral hearing loss, which prevents him from working. He experiences frequent dizziness and vomiting and must wear a hearing aid in order to hear properly. The condition prevented the man from finding employment, so the judge ruled that the doctor responsible for the conception of the baby must be held responsible.
According to the recent court ruling, Dr. Naranjo will have to pay the patient’s family 80 current minimum wages, or 92 million pesos ($20,300) in moral damages, 60 million pesos ($13,200) in legal fees, and 143 million pesos ($31,500) as child support.
Interestingly, the botched vasectomy was performed in 2012, and the patient’s baby, a girl, was born the following year. She is currently 10 years old, so the doctor only has eight more years of financial support. It’s unclear why the parents took so long to take legal action against the doctor.
Wait a minute, did it really take these parents eight years to file this lawsuit?!
That completely undermines their credibility and eradicates any sympathy you might have felt for them.
